Interest withholding tax for financial institutions

Summary of proposal

This proposal would eliminate the following withholding tax on interest paid by financial institutions operating in Australia to foreign residents.

  • The standard interest withholding tax levied at the rate of 10 per cent
  • The reduced interest withholding tax charged on Australian branches borrowing from their foreign parents as outlined in the Australia as a Finance & Technology Centre Advisory Group (AFTCAG) Report.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

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Interest withholding tax for financial institutions

Summary of proposal

This proposal would eliminate the following withholding tax on interest paid by financial institutions operating in Australia to foreign residents.

  • The standard interest withholding tax levied at the rate of 10 per cent
  • The reduced interest withholding tax charged on Australian branches borrowing from their foreign parents as outlined in the Australia as a Finance & Technology Centre Advisory Group (AFTCAG) Report.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.

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Profitable corporations to return JobKeeper payments

Summary of proposal

This proposal would require the 65 companies listed in Attachment A to repay the entire amount of the JobKeeper payments that they have received.

The policy would have effect from 1 July 2021.

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Profitable corporations to return JobKeeper payments

Summary of proposal

This proposal would require the 65 companies listed in Attachment A to repay the entire amount of the JobKeeper payments that they have received.

The policy would have effect from 1 July 2021.

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Profitable corporations to return JobKeeper payments

Summary of proposal

This proposal would require the 65 companies listed in Attachment A to repay the entire amount of the JobKeeper payments that they have received.

The policy would have effect from 1 July 2021.

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Distributional analysis of the stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

This request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of Stage 3 of the personal income tax plan as set out in the 2018-19 Budget measure Personal income tax plan and the 2019-20 Budget measure Lower taxes for hard-working Australians: Building on the Personal Income Tax Plan over the period to 2031-32.

The stage 3 tax cuts involve:

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Distributional analysis of the stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

This request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of Stage 3 of the personal income tax plan as set out in the 2018-19 Budget measure Personal income tax plan and the 2019-20 Budget measure Lower taxes for hard-working Australians: Building on the Personal Income Tax Plan over the period to 2031-32.

The stage 3 tax cuts involve:

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Distributional analysis of the stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

This request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of Stage 3 of the personal income tax plan as set out in the 2018-19 Budget measure Personal income tax plan and the 2019-20 Budget measure Lower taxes for hard-working Australians: Building on the Personal Income Tax Plan over the period to 2031-32.

The stage 3 tax cuts involve:

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Corporate Super Profits Tax

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a new super-profits tax at a rate of 40 per cent that would apply to company profits that exceed an allowance for a corporate equity threshold with effect from 1 July 2022.

Only post company tax Australian sourced profits would be subject to the super-profits tax and the allowance for corporate equity threshold would equal shareholder equity multiplied by 5 per cent plus the long-term bond rate.

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Corporate Super Profits Tax

Summary of proposal

This proposal would introduce a new super-profits tax at a rate of 40 per cent that would apply to company profits that exceed an allowance for a corporate equity threshold with effect from 1 July 2022.

Only post company tax Australian sourced profits would be subject to the super-profits tax and the allowance for corporate equity threshold would equal shareholder equity multiplied by 5 per cent plus the long-term bond rate.

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