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TOTAL RESULTS: 276
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- Date
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16 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- Summary
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Amends the
Tradex Scheme Act 1999
to: provide that partnerships are eligible to apply for a tradex order; and remove transitional arrangements relating to the Texco Scheme.
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- Date
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26 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
in relation to: GST and cross-border transport supplies; GST relief for telecommunications supplies for global roaming in Australia; and adjustments for third party payments.
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- Date
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26 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
to: freeze indexation of the co-contribution income threshold for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 financial years; and maintain the current matching rate and maximum co-contribution payable on an individual’s eligible superannuation contributions; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to modify the thin capitalisation rules in relation to the application of accounting standards for authorised deposit-taking institutions; Taxation Administration Act 1953
to enable certain officers to declare that a specified entity is not subject to Commonwealth tax law in relation to a specified transaction; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to provide that unexpended income of a special disability trust is taxed at a certain rate; and Taxation Administration Act 1953
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
in relation to managed investment trusts and withholding tax.
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- Date
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13 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999
and Medicare Levy Act 1986
to: increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low-income threshold amounts for individuals, families and pensioners below pension age; and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts.
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- Date
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13 May 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to require that, in order to receive exemption from income tax, the aims and activities of religious and charitable institutions must be assessed against a public benefit test.
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- Date
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13 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010, the bill amends the:
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to replace the existing research and development (R&D) tax concession with a 45 per cent refundable R&D tax offset for eligible entities with a turnover of less than $20 million, and a non-refundable 40 per cent R&D tax offset for all other eligible entities; Industry Research and Development Act 1986
to set out the role of Innovation Australia in relation to the administration of the R&D tax offset; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
, Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to make consequential amendments. Also contains application, savings and transitional provisions.
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- Date
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18 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
in relation to: the formation and subsequent changes of GST groups and joint ventures; and indirect tax sharing agreements for GST groups and joint ventures; A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
, Excise Act 1901
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to include indirect tax rulings and excise advice in the general rulings regime; and A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
in relation to the requirements for tax invoices.
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- Date
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18 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the:
Telecommunications Act 1997
and Trade Practices Act 1974
to provide that optical fibre and fibre-ready fixed line facilities are installed in development projects approved from 1 July 2010; and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make a consequential amendment in relation to civil penalties for third party access regimes.
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- Date
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17 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends: the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: prevent shareholders of private companies accessing tax-free dividends from the provision of company assets for less than market value; and make consequential amendments; the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
to extend existing arrangements for tax file number withholding to cover closely held trusts; the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: provide that the HECS-HELP benefit is exempt from income tax; update the list of deductible gift recipients; and provide that the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute Limited is exempt from income tax for a four-year period; and 108 Acts to repeal certain unlimited periods for amending taxpayers’ assessments.
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- Date
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17 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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The bill: rewrites provisions from the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
into the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Taxation Administration Act 1953
in relation to: collection and recovery of tax; forgiveness of commercial debts; leases of luxury cars; farm management deposits; and general insurance; and amends 10 Acts to make consequential amendments.
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