Zero tax: Many public companies paying nothing
About a quarter of the nation's 1300 public companies are paying no tax.
Stock Ticker
- AGL AGL ENERGY LIMITED. 0.48%
- AIO ASCIANO LIMITED 0.69%
- AMC AMCOR LIMITED 0.55%
- AMP AMP LIMITED 2.23%
- ANZ AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED 2.68%
- APA APA GROUP 1.69%
- ASX ASX LIMITED 1.78%
- AZJ AURIZON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1.82%
- BHP BHP BILLITON LIMITED 5.59%
- BXB BRAMBLES LIMITED 1.78%
- CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA. 2.89%
- CCL COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED 2.42%
- CPU COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. -1.14%
- CSL CSL LIMITED 0.54%
- CTX CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED 1.41%
- CWN CROWN RESORTS LIMITED 10.52%
- DXS DEXUS PROPERTY GROUP 3.46%
- GMG GOODMAN GROUP 4.84%
- GPT GPT GROUP 4.40%
- IAG INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED 1.15%
- IPL INCITEC PIVOT LIMITED -0.54%
- JHX JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC 1.79%
- LLC LENDLEASE GROUP 1.77%
- MGR MIRVAC GROUP 4.21%
- MPL MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED 3.40%
- MQG MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED 1.87%
- NAB NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED 2.60%
- NCM NEWCREST MINING LIMITED 1.37%
- ORG ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED 4.14%
- ORI ORICA LIMITED 1.95%
- OSH OIL SEARCH LIMITED 4.71%
- QBE QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED 2.85%
- RHC RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED 0.09%
- RIO RIO TINTO LIMITED 3.02%
- S32 SOUTH32 LIMITED 2.50%
- SCG SCENTRE GROUP 3.24%
- SEK SEEK LIMITED 1.92%
- SGP STOCKLAND 3.21%
- SHL SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED -5.62%
- STO SANTOS LIMITED 5.18%
- SUN SUNCORP GROUP LIMITED 2.12%
- SYD SYDNEY AIRPORT 0.82%
- TCL TRANSURBAN GROUP 0.71%
- TLS TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED. 1.91%
- VCX VICINITY CENTRES 3.30%
- WES WESFARMERS LIMITED 4.02%
- WFD WESTFIELD CORPORATION 3.84%
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