Media releases

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today announced details of changes to the tax law to enhance the international competitiveness of Australian property trusts.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today announced that regulations have been made to implement a number of the Government’s Simplified Superannuation reforms which

“Small business has been given another helping hand by the Howard Government, through improved access to capital gains tax concessions” said Peter Dutton, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasur

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today introduced Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No.

Labor has again shown they have no understanding of agricultural Managed Investment Schemes (MIS).

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today announced that he has asked the Board of Taxation (the Board) to consult publicly on the scope to apply consistent self asses

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton MP, today welcomed the decision by the Tax Commissioner to establish a 12 month transition period for the Australian Tax Office’s (

“Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan are still dancing to the tune of the unions and are refusing to rule out restoring the 15% end tax on super payouts,” the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer,

"Today, Labor again failed to rule out slapping Australian workers with a 15 per cent tax on superannuation payouts, only recently abolished by the Howard Government," the Minister for Revenue a

“The Australian Government’s website to promote financial literacy has received a ‘Highly Commended’ award from Australia’s top selling Internet magazine, Australian NetGuide,” the Minister for R

Labor has revealed that they have a ‘three-minds’ position on up-front tax deductions on Agribusiness Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) – ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘don’t know’.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton MP, has written to the Tax Commissioner asking him to investigate media reports that some radical Islamic clerics are encouraging t

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today released for public comment further draft regulations supporting the Simplified Superannuation reforms.

"The failure by the ALP to rule out a return to the 15% tax on superannuation payouts shows their contempt for both workers and the superannuation industry," the Minister for Revenue and Assista

Today’s reports that the left wing of the Labor Party wants to re-introduce policies that will undermine the economic prosperity of this country shows that the unions are still running the ALP a

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today announced the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between Australia and the Netherlands Antilles.

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today announced that more Australians on low and middle incomes are being assisted by the Government’s Superannuation Co-contribution

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer urged operators of Agribusiness Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) to provide the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) with full details of

Labor has been caught taking a bet each way on the issue of Agribusiness Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) in an insidious example of the new style of political game playing under Kevin Rudd.

The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, today released for public comment draft regulations to support the Simplified Superannuation reforms.