The mining boom that fuelled growth over the last decade and cushioned the economy from the worst of the GFC has ended.

New case highlights the requirements of becoming a foreign resident for tax purposes in Australia.

Qantas has achieved a surprise win against the Commissioner of Taxation in the Federal Court.

Companies should be turning their focus to the preparation and registration of their R&D tax incentive claims for 2013.

ACNC details to come include governance standards, financial reporting and annual information statement requirements.

Many companies that have been subject to the new rules for the taxation of financial arrangements (TOFA) since 1 July 2010 will need to lodge an election by January 17 if they wish to apply the TOFA rules to pre-existing financial arrangements that were held on 1 July 2010.

In May 2013, the Government commissioned a review seeking to reduce the regulatory burden on higher education providers.

The IMR’s purpose is to ensure that Australia is an attractive investment hub for overseas investors.

The Full Federal Court has handed down its decision in Sunchen Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCAFC 138. In essence, the issue before the Court was whether land purchased by the taxpayer, Sunchen Pty Ltd, was a residential premises to be used predominantly for residential accommodation. The Court held that the answer to this question was to be determined by reference to the objective characteristics of the property, and not by reference to the subjective intentions of the taxpayer whe

The Treasurer will remove 'in-house' fringe benefits tax concessions when they are accessed by way of salary sacrifice.

The report was ordered by the Group of 100 to examine if Australia has a 'deep' market in high quality corporate bonds.

Small businesses with aggregated annual turnovers of less than $2,000,000 received special attention in this year's budget.

There is scope to access some of the retirement savings in your super fund under a Transition to Retirement arrangement.

There is a clear difference between the major parties, due to the commitment to repeal the Mining Tax and Carbon Tax.

The article lists potential changes to superannuation and taxation under the new Coalition government commitments.

The measure will improve cash flow by making the refundable tax offset available quarterly rather than after assessment.

A key part of the Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda is changing the tax treatment of employee share schemes.

The Court confirmed that royalty withholding taxes were applicable for license fee payments made to a Canadian supplier.

This increase of stamp duty rates may see more investment flow into Australian properties, with its lower stamp duties.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has recently released a series of new living away from home declarations.