The digital economy and Australia’s corporate tax system
13 December 2018
Banks in Australia contribute a significant quantum of total corporate taxes paid in Australia and do not structure their tax affairs through low taxing jurisdictions. They were, therefore, not the obvious target of the recent OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) actions.
Download PDFThe Australian Bankers’ Association submission on the GST treatment of digital currency
6 June 2016
The ABA lodged a submission with Treasury on the GST treatment of digital currency. The submission addresses three key aspects of the discussion paper: 1) The desired policy outcome, 2) Identifying and characterising digital currencies, and 3) The alternative approaches to the GST treatment of digital currencies.
Download PDFThe Australian Bankers’ Association submission on Improving tax compliance etc and Business transactions
15 February 2016
The ABA provided feedback to the ATO on Improving tax compliance - enhanced third party reporting, pre-filling and data matching and Business transactions made through payment systems.
Download PDFThe Australian Bankers’ Association submission on the Inquiry into tax deductibility
18 January 2016
The ABA lodged its submission to the Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into tax deductibility.
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