Taxation Copycat cigarette policy would reshape the illegal trade Cutting tobacco excise sounds like surrender — but the economics of Australia's black market make the case more complicated than that.
Taxation Trust tax tightens: the restructuring question Treasury can't quite settle Treasury's minimum trust tax has a coherent fairness argument — but the escape routes it offers small business may not survive contact with real-world income volatility.
Taxation New tax improvements for small business benefit tax accountants The government says 85,000 businesses will benefit from reintroduced loss carry-back — but the franking account condition buried in the design tells a different story.
Taxation Greens just wanna tax gas Gas companies posting record profits while paying little tax looks like an open goal — but the mechanism behind those low bills matters more than the Greens want to admit.
Taxation ATO struggles to enforce small business tax The ATO has $35.9 billion in collectable small business debt and an enforcement rate that has more than halved — and the auditors want to know why.
Taxation Full-price fuel is back baby! Treasury is warning of rising oil price risks — and the government just chose this week to end its fuel excise discount.
Taxation Why tax brackets matter more than you think: the progressive versus regressive divide that shapes who pays Australia's income tax looks progressive — but fuel excise, the GST, and property concessions pull hard in the other direction. Who really pays?
Taxation Here’s how trusts work. And here’s why the tax man wants a bigger slice Two families, identical incomes — but one pays half the tax. The government wants to close the gap. Here's what changes.
Taxation Raising the GST from 10% to 15% is better for… The PBO has put dollar figures on three ways to raise the GST to 15% — and they reveal a trade-off politicians rarely admit exists.
Taxation Senate inquiry finds capital gains tax discount working as designed—but questions remain on who benefits most Australia's CGT discount does exactly what it was built to do. A Senate inquiry has now formally asked whether what it was built to do is still the right answer.
Taxation How capital gains discounts quietly reshape wealth distribution The PBO has finally put numbers on Australia's capital gains tax discount — and who it actually benefits may surprise you.
Taxation Comply with the new tax system or else! Australia is doubling penalties for tax misconduct — but the same bill also rewrites rules complex enough to hand sophisticated advisers new edges to exploit.
Fiscal Policy Tax Reform's Hidden Price: What Policymakers Aren't Saying About the Trade-offs What tax reforms promise to fix housing won't, and who actually pays the price remains unclear.
Taxation Negative gearing and CGT discounts reshape who can afford property Who really benefits from Australia's property tax breaks—and what's it costing first-time buyers?
Taxation Tax Reform's Hidden Cost: What Small Business Actually Pays When Government Simplifies Small businesses chasing tax reform benefits may face hidden compliance costs that larger competitors can easily absorb.
Taxation Treasury Announces Tax Cuts: Follow the Money. Where will Australia's $268 tax cuts actually come from if the budget isn't balanced?
Taxation Politics at the Fuel Pump: New Legislation Every Month Why is Australia spending $400 million a month on fuel relief that might actually be making the problem worse?
