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• Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Rates Act 1986

  to provide that the rate of additional income tax payable on all or part of a recoupment for research and development activities is 10 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2010

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  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Insurance Contracts Act 1984

  in relation to: duty of utmost good faith; ‘bundled’ workers’ compensation contracts; ‘bundled contracts’; enabling the use of electronic communication for statutory notices and documents; extending the Australian Securities and Investments Commission powers under the Act; disclosure and misrepresentations; remedies for bundled contracts of life insurance; the rights and obligations of third parties; and the division of proceeds from a recovery action. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010

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  Date

  25 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative effect to: the 2009

  Convention between Australia and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Fringe Benefits and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion

  ; the

  Second Protocol amending the Agreement between Australia and the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

  ; and the

  Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Jersey for the Allocation of Taxing Rights with Respect to Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual Agreement Procedure in Respect of Transfer Pricing Adjustments

  ; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to align the definition of dual listed company arrangements with the 2009 Australia-New Zealand Convention. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009

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  Date

  21 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009, the bill imposes a withholding tax on employees who have not quoted a Tax File Number or Australian Business Number to their employer by the end of the income year in relation to employee share schemes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2009

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  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Monetary Agreements Act 1947

  to: enable loans or currency swaps to be provided as part of a package prepared by the World Bank or the Asian Development Bank; appropriate funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for such loan or currency swaps; and provide that the Treasurer table in each House a national interest statement when an agreement to provide such financial assistance is entered into. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2009

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  Date

  19 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Monetary Agreements Act 1947

  to enact any amendments to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Articles of Agreement, including those recently approved by the Boards of Governors, upon their entry into force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2009

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  Date

  19 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and the British Virgin Islands and the Isle of Man, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008

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  Date

  17 Sep 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and the Republic of South Africa, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008

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  Date

  27 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to agreements between Australia and Japan, in relation to the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Transitional) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes a transitional tax rate of 22.5 per cent for the first income year of the new withholding tax regime for distributions of managed investment trust income to foreign residents of certain jurisdictions and allows them to claim deductions for associated investment expenses. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum