A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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17 Aug 2006
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House of Representatives
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Amends the:
Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
in relation to eligible fringe benefits; A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
in relation to goods and services tax car and pharmaceutical concessions for persons in receipt of military compensation; and Income Tax Rates Act 1986
to remove the part-year tax-free threshold for taxpayers who have ceased to be full-time students.
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02 Nov 2006
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to amend the list of deductible gift recipients; and makes technical corrections and amendments to seven Acts.
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07 Dec 2006
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Amends the taxation laws in relation to: small business relief for capital gains tax events; deductible gift recipients; effective life of tractors and harvesters; farm management deposits; and capital protected borrowings.
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10 May 2007
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Amends the taxation laws to: increase the dependent spouse tax offset to $2,100 from 1 July 2007; increase the Medicare levy low-income and the Medicare levy surcharge low-income thresholds in line with movements in the consumer price index; and increase the Medicare levy low-income thresholds for pensioners below pension age so that there is no Medicare levy liability if there is no income tax liability.
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15 Feb 2007
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Amends: the secrecy and disclosure provisions in the
Taxation Administration Act 1953
to allow the Commissioner of Taxation to disclose certain taxpayer information to Project Wickenby taskforce officers and officers of other taskforces; Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
to enable the Commissioner of Taxation or an officer of the Australian Taxation Office to provide information to an employee in response to a complaint concerning an employer’s superannuation guarantee obligations; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and four other tax Acts to extend the employee share scheme concessions and related capital gains tax treatment to certain stapled securities.
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29 Mar 2007
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House of Representatives
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Amends the taxation laws in relation to: effective life of assets; donation of listed shares to deductible gift recipients; deductions for fund-raising events; boating activities; research and development; deductible gift recipients; venture capital; and makes technical corrections.
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10 May 2007
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Amends the taxation laws in relation to: distributions to entities connected with a private company; transitional excess non-concessional contributions; capital gains on testamentary trusts; superannuation of deceased military and police; thin capitalisation; repeal of dividend tainting rules; interest withholding tax; forestry managed investment schemes; non-resident trustee beneficiaries; and distributions to foreign residents from managed investment trusts.
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21 Jun 2007
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the taxation laws in relation to: foreign income tax offset rules; capital gains tax roll-over for medical defence organisations; superannuation funds investment in instalment warrants; updating the list of deductible gift recipients; increasing family trust flexibility; trustee beneficiary reporting rules; the transition to the simplified superannuation regime; and makes technical and other amendments in relation to: income tax deductibility for gifts to certain scholarship funds; the formula for the fringe benefit tax depreciation rate for a car; tax file number withholding from payments to certain exempt entities; and capital gains tax exemption for certain organisations. Also repeals the
A New Tax System (Ultimate Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Act (No. 1) 1999
and A New Tax System (Ultimate Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Act (No. 2) 1999
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16 Aug 2007
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the taxation laws in relation to: tax-exempt asset financing; thin capitalisation; capital gains tax marriage breakdown roll-over; income tax exemptions for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History and Prize for Science; same business test cap removal; partial capital gains tax roll-over for statutory licenses; Australian property trusts and stapled securities; deductible gift recipients; film production offsets; tax deductibility for certain Australian research and development activities; and establishes Innovation Australia to administer innovation and venture capital programs.
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13 Sep 2007
- 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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Amends the taxation laws in relation to: tax-exempt asset financing; thin capitalisation; capital gains tax marriage breakdown roll-over; income tax exemptions for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History and Prize for Science; same business test cap removal; partial capital gains tax roll-over for statutory licenses; Australian property trusts and stapled securities; deductible gift recipients; film production offsets; tax deductibility for certain Australian research and development activities; and establishes Innovation Australia to administer innovation and venture capital programs.
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