Tax

• WA Liberals push payroll tax cut to entice business

  By Andrew O'Connor

  Posted February 15, 2017 16:15:50 | Updated February 15, 2017 17:21:57

  The Barnett Government pledges to lift the payroll tax threshold for business to $900,000, claiming the change will boost jobs and save small businesses millions.

  Topics: elections, political-parties, small-business, tax, wa

• Government threatens tax increase to pay for 'unfunded' NDIS

  By political reporters Henry Belot and Jane Norman

  Posted February 15, 2017 11:59:36 | Updated February 15, 2017 18:13:00

  The Federal Government warns they may have to raise taxes to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme if the Senate continues to block its omnibus saving bill.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, tax, australia

• ATO chasing millions from companies linked to controversial adviser

  By the National Reporting Team's Dan Oakes and Sam Clark

  Posted February 10, 2017 13:59:58

  Documents obtained by the ABC show the Australian Tax Office is chasing more than $3.5 million in unpaid tax from companies controlled by a Melbourne-based "pre-insolvency adviser", Philip Whiteman.

  Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, corruption, tax, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Could an inheritance tax solve the housing affordability crisis?

  Interview by Eleanor Hall

  Posted February 08, 2017 15:50:54 | Updated February 08, 2017 18:49:52

  The NSW secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says an inheritance tax could be the key in helping those locked out of the housing market.

  Topics: government-and-politics, housing, political-parties, tax, australia

• What are the changes to child care payments?

  By political reporter Julie Doyle

  Posted February 08, 2017 00:35:05 | Updated February 08, 2017 12:16:43

  Changes to both child care payments and family tax benefits will be introduced to Parliament today in a so-called omnibus bill. Here's what you need to know about the changes.

  Topics: child-care, family, tax, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, federal-government, budget, australia

• Child care, PPL combined in bill to force savings through Parliament

  By political reporters Jane Norman

  Posted February 08, 2017 00:35:05 | Updated February 08, 2017 15:35:31

  The Federal Government has combined a range of stalled and revised welfare measures into a single bill to try to force nearly $4 billion in savings through the Parliament.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, budget, child-care, welfare, tax, australia

• Trump's anti-China rhetoric raises concerns in Asia about trade Video

  Video
  The World

  7min 1sec

  Posted February 06, 2017 23:46:16

  Auskar Surbakti speaks to Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy professor Danny Quah about the Asia-Pacific's concerns over Trump protectionism.

  Topics: trade, tax, world-politics, singapore, asia, united-states

• Melbourne man identified in tax evasion investigation still in business

  By the National Reporting Team's Dan Oakes and Sam Clark

  Posted February 06, 2017 15:38:52 | Updated February 07, 2017 10:39:56

  A Melbourne man linked to a multi-million dollar tax avoidance scheme remains in business, despite the fact federal authorities continue to circle him.

  Topics: fraud-and-corporate-crime, corruption, tax, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Older Australians reject calls to include family home in pension test

  The World Today

  By Will Ockenden

  Posted February 03, 2017 14:48:07

  Groups representing older Australians are up in arms over a "massively unfair" proposal to put an asset test on the family home, saying the "most vulnerable" people should not be held "responsible for budget repair".

  Topics: government-and-politics, tax, community-and-society, business-economics-and-finance, welfare, housing, australia

• Mining tax would fund 'tourism investment revolution', WA Nationals say

  By Nicolas Perpitch

  Posted February 02, 2017 23:00:58 | Updated February 02, 2017 23:23:18

  The WA Nationals want to use $610 million in revenue from their proposed tax increase on big iron ore miners to boost regional tourism and diversify the state's economy, following the end of the mining boom.

  Topics: elections, rural-tourism, tax, nationals, karratha-6714, perth-6000, wa

• 'I'm not happy': WA Premier blasts miners over fight against Grylls

  By Jacob Kagi

  Posted February 02, 2017 17:22:13 | Updated February 02, 2017 18:15:04

  West Australian Premier Colin Barnett hits out at the mining lobby's public campaign against Nationals leader Brendon Grylls and his controversial proposed iron ore tax.

  Topics: states-and-territories, tax, mining-industry, elections, perth-6000, wa, karratha-6714

• Backpacker employers to register with ATO or face penalties

  ABC Rural

  By Sarina Locke

  Posted January 30, 2017 14:56:38 | Updated January 30, 2017 15:50:55

  Backpacker employers, like farmers and hospitality businesses, need to register with Australian Tax Office by tomorrow or risk penalties.

  Topics: vegetables, fruit, tax, farm-labour, sydney-2000, young-2594, orange-2800, wollongong-2500, mareeba-4880

• Scott Morrison says affordable housing can be achieved without changes to negative gearing Video

  Video
  ABC News

  1min 51sec

  Posted January 28, 2017 10:16:29

  Treasurer Scott Morrison says there are other alternatives to fixing Australia's affordable housing crisis than making changes to negative gearing.

  Topics: housing-industry, housing, tax, united-kingdom

• Vanuatu says it is cracking down on money laundering Audio

  Audio
  Pacific Beat

  4min 14sec

  Posted January 13, 2017 16:32:00 | Updated January 13, 2017 16:53:53

  A top Vanuatu financial official has rejected suggestions his country is on the verge of being blacklisted by the OECD's Financial Action Task Force.

  Topics: government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, tax, courts-and-trials, laws, international-law, pacific, vanuatu

• Taxpayers charged $11k for Bishop to attend racing, rugby, polo

  Exclusive by political reporter Ashlynne McGhee

  Posted January 12, 2017 14:33:56 | Updated January 13, 2017 18:09:09

  Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is facing fresh questions over her "official ministerial business" at five events including Derby Day, the Melbourne Cup and the rugby, totalling a cost of $11,006 to taxpayers.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, bishop-julie, tax, australia

• Spending of Tasmania's federal MPs under spotlight

  By Georgie Burgess

  Posted January 10, 2017 19:49:11 | Updated January 10, 2017 20:15:00

  Tasmania's federal MPs racked up half a million dollars worth of travel and accommodation in the six months to June last year, according to newly released figures.

  Topics: political-parties, tax, tas

• Centrelink needs to recognise flawed debt recovery system and adjust its tactics Opinion

  The Conversation

  By Helen Hodgson, Curtin University

  Posted January 10, 2017 11:02:04

  There are fundamental differences in the way income-support and taxation systems work, and Centrelink could learn from the ATO's approach to debt recovery.

  Topics: welfare, tax, social-policy, federal-government, australia

• The great crash of Australia's 'cooking oil' renewable fuel industry

  AM

  By Emilia Terzon

  Posted December 28, 2016 08:53:49 | Updated December 28, 2016 10:12:44

  A decade ago, entrepreneurs were leading a backyard movement turning old fish and chip cooking oil into a greener fuel source for diesel cars. A lot has changed since then.

  Topics: oil-and-gas, recycling-and-waste-management, small-business, tax, darwin-0800

• Australia's greenhouse gas emissions rising

  By political reporters Uma Patel and Naomi Woodley

  Posted December 22, 2016 19:38:20 | Updated December 23, 2016 09:52:13

  The Federal Government insists Australia can still meet its climate change targets after a report reveals greenhouse gas emissions rose in the year to June, as the Australian Conservation Foundation warns the country is "not on track" to meet 2030 commitments.

  Topics: environment, climate-change, government-and-politics, federal-government, tax, australia

• Adani companies facing multiple corruption probes

  AM

  Exclusive by business reporter Stephen Long

  Posted December 22, 2016 05:44:52 | Updated December 22, 2016 14:37:05

  Indian authorities investigate Adani companies for siphoning money offshore and artificially inflating power prices at the expense of Indian consumers.

  Topics: coal, business-economics-and-finance, mining-industry, multinationals, federal-government, tax, india, australia, qld, mackay-4740, bowen-4805

• Giant Indian conglomerate Adani has a complex network of companies ultimately owned in the Cayman Islands Video

  Video
  ABC News

  1min 21sec

  Posted December 21, 2016 11:34:40

  Indian conglomerate Adani has set up a complex network of companies and trusts in Australia which are ultimately owned in one of the world's major tax havens, the Cayman Islands.

  Topics: coal, tax, business-economics-and-finance, mining-environmental-issues, cayman-islands, india, pentland-4816

• Adani's complex corporate web spreads to tax havens

  Exclusive by Stephen Long

  Posted December 21, 2016 07:27:17 | Updated December 21, 2016 11:02:40

  Adani's complex corporate web spreads from its planned Galilee Basin coal mine in North Queensland, across Asia to a Caribbean tax haven.

  Topics: coal, mining-industry, multinationals, tax, federal-government, australia, qld, mackay-4740, bowen-4805, singapore, cayman-islands

• Morrison uses MYEFO to renew push for company tax cuts

  AM

  By political reporter Peta Donald

  Posted December 20, 2016 01:04:47 | Updated December 20, 2016 01:47:55

  Treasurer Scott Morrison says yesterday's budget update bolsters the Government's case for the corporate tax rate to be cut to 25 per cent, but the Opposition says it will stand firm against the proposal saying they "simply can't be afforded".

  Topics: budget, federal-government, scott-morrison, chris-bowen, tax, australia

• Turnbull joins robocall wars over pension changes

  By political reporter Henry Belot

  Posted December 16, 2016 10:51:36 | Updated December 16, 2016 13:25:50

  The PM issues his own robocalls over changes to the pension, in response to a union campaign which Cabinet ministers say is "disgraceful".

  Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, community-and-society, aged-care, tax, australia

• Byron Mayor pushes for bed tax

  ABC North Coast

  By Bruce MacKenzie

  Posted December 15, 2016 12:43:27

  The Accommodation Association of Australia says it would oppose any move to impose a bed tax in popular tourist destinations.

  Topics: tax, lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, local-government, byron-bay-2481

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