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Australia To Refine Tax Agent Services Law
01/07/2009
Australia's Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, has announced the introduction into Parliament of the Tax Agent Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009, another important legislative step in establishing the new national tax agent regime.
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Crean Unveils New Tax Information Protocol With Belgium
30/06/2009

Australia's Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, and the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, announced on June 25 the signing of a Protocol to amend the tax treaty between Australia and the Kingdom of Belgium.
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Australia Increases Support For Trade In Developing Countries
24/06/2009
Australia will more than double assistance for trade to developing countries through the World Trade Organization, the Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, have announced.
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Australian Sports Stars To Deduct Agent Fees
23/06/2009
Australian sports stars will be able to claim agents' fees as tax deductions after a landmark ruling by the Australian High Court.
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Crean Explains Next Step In Pacific Regional Trade And Economic Integration
19/06/2009
Australia's Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, have welcomed the outcomes of the 2009 Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers Meeting just concluded in Apia, Samoa.
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Steelmakers Threaten To Block BHP-Rio Deal
16/06/2009
Steelmakers in Europe, China and Japan oppose a plan to combine the Western Australian iron ore operations of the world's No. 2 and No. 3 iron ore miners, BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto PLC, into a 50-50 joint venture. EU opposition to BHP Billiton's hostile USD68bn bid for Anglo-Australian rival Rio Tinto forced it to abandon the takeover attempt last year. China has threatened trade sanctions.
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Jersey Announces Signing Of Australian TIEA
12/06/2009
Jersey’s Deputy Chief Minister on June 10 signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Australia, as part of the Island’s ongoing commitment that began with Jersey’s first TIEA signed with the USA in 2002.
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Agriculture Ministers Seek Progress On Doha Round
11/06/2009
Agriculture ministers from around the globe have met in Indonesia, to discuss how the stalled Doha Round of world trade negotiations can be jump-started.
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Australian Car Sales Up On Back Of Tax Cuts
04/06/2009
Australia's Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has revealed that car sales have increased in light of a set of recently implemented business tax breaks.
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Australian Treasurer Releases Discussion Paper On MITs
03/06/2009
Australia's Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen, has announced the release of a Treasury discussion paper on proposed changes to the taxation treatment of disposals of investments by Managed Investments Trusts.
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Australian Government Attempts To Stimulate Deceased
01/06/2009
The Australian government has defended its economic stimulus package after it emerged that tax cheques worth AUD900 were sent to 16,000 deceased citizens.
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New Pollution Tax Could Result In Job Loss For Australians
28/05/2009
The adverse employment impact of the Australian government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS)has been confirmed by the first sector-wide economic modelling of the CPRS.
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Bowen Gives Further Comment On Employee Share Tax Amendments
28/05/2009
Australia's Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen, has outlined the key principles that will underpin the consultation process on the Budget measure that deals with the taxation arrangements surrounding employee share schemes.
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Rudd Backs Down In Employee Share Tax Row
27/05/2009
Australia's Rudd government has announced it is rethinking a controversial plan relating to employee share schemes after backlash mounted from businesses and unions.
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ATO Focusing On Inappropriate Loss Schemes
25/05/2009
Australia's Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo has released taxpayer alerts warning people that the Australian Taxation Office is closely reviewing three arrangements that attempt to falsely generate claims for inappropriate tax losses.
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Swan Comments On Darwin Port Expansion
25/05/2009
Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan (pictured), has joined with the country's Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, and Federal Member for Solomon, Damian Hale to visit the Port of Darwin to discuss equity funding for the Darwin Port Expansion.
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ATO Examines SMSF Use Of Negotiable Instruments
22/05/2009
The Australian Taxation Office has issued a taxpayer alert warning trustees of self-managed super funds (SMSF) to be cautious of arrangements involving the non-commercial use of negotiable instruments, such as promissory notes, in an attempt to gain income tax and super benefits.
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ATO Warns About Tax Treatment Of Retail Premiums
21/05/2009
The Australian Taxation Office has issued a taxpayer alert designed to help shareholders make informed decisions over whether to take up entitlements to a share offer based on the tax treatment of retail premium payments.
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ATO Releases Details Of Australian Business Tax Break
20/05/2009
Further details of a tax break for small businesses introduced in this month's Budget have been unveiled by the Australian Taxation Office.
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Payroll Tax Rebate Implemented In Western Australia
20/05/2009
Western Australia's Treasurer Troy Buswell has announced that he is to implement a 12-month rebate scheme for the payroll tax of the region's small businesses.
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