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A two year transition measure will be introduced to assist businesses in the move to claiming fuel tax credits through the Business Activity Statement (BAS), Minister for Revenue and Assistant Trea

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, today announced an extension of time for interested persons and organisations to make written submissions on proposed new

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer today introduced legislation to implement a range of changes and improvements to Australia’s taxation system (Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer and the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources announce that legislation implementing a number of changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax A

Labor's biggest mistake after last year's Budget was to refuse to back tax cuts for Australian workers.

Tonight, Kim Beazley failed every Australian with superannuation. Three days have passed since the Budget and Kim Beazley still refuses to back the Government's superannuation reforms.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, introduced legislation today to implement certain elements of the Government's fuel tax reforms and to clarify and simplify excise la

In tonight's Budget Reply Kim Beazley must back the Coalition's plan to streamline and simplify superannuation, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Peter Dutton said today.

In order to ensure that low-income families and individuals are exempt from paying the Medicare levy, the Australian Government will increase the Medicare levy low-income thresholds and the Medicar

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, announced today that the Government is seeking the views of industry and other interested parties on proposed new taxation arrangemen

This measure extends eligibility for the beneficiary tax offset to drought affected taxpayers in receipt of Interim Income Support Payments.

The Government has announced that it will amend the tax treatment of boat hire arrangements to allow taxpayers who cannot demonstrate that they are actually carrying on a business using a boat to c

The Treasurer has announced that the Australian Government will make changes to the way mining, petroleum and quarrying rights are dealt with under the uniform capital allowances regime of the inco

The Australian Government will introduce a number of changes to enhance philanthropy by extending a tax deduction for the donation of small parcels of shares; and streamlining the compliance requir

The Government will broaden the scope of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) to allow it to receive tax deductible donations from regional community foundations and to use these fu

Funding for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is to be increased by a further $8 million over 4 years to support policy initiatives designed to contribute to financial sector st

Preparing a tax return will be made simpler and easier in the future through the use of electronically prepared tax returns with online access to information.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, announced today that the Government will provide $57.5 million over four years for the implementation of a new national legislative f

The Government will be allocating $19.2million over four years to the Australian Taxation Office (Tax Office) to inquiries about compliance with the Superannuation Guarantee arrangements.

Like last night's left-overs, Kim Beazley has served up another 're-heated' dish of Mark Latham's old ideas on superannuation.