Given both the financial and reputational risks for employers when engaging in a remote work arrangement with an employee, it is critical that businesses are aware of their responsibilities and obligations prior to commencement, as highlighted by Hayley Lock and Tom Newsome.
High demand for skilled workers in Australia has led to a surge in the number visa applications currently being processed, with long waits for businesses, as outlined by Maria Hrambanis.
The submission to the Board of Taxation highlights key areas where current administrative and compliance requirements impose unnecessary complexity and cost on taxpayers, without delivering commensurate benefits.
The aggregate data masks underlying stress in low-and-middle-income households, with affluent consumers are driving spending gains, writes KPMG US Senior Economist Ben Shoesmith.
Taxpayers that fall outside their relevant low risk zone can expect some form of ongoing monitoring and compliance activity on their inbound distribution transfer pricing arrangements, as outlined by Tom Carter and Jake Outram.
The narrowness of the availability of an exemption continues to be evident, with a focus on establishing exceptional circumstances and substantial adverse ramifications, as highlighted by Sean Madden and Amanda Maguire.
The Victorian State Revenue Office recently outlined its compliance areas of focus for 2025-26. Jenny Lee, Dihan Fernando, and Cerhys McCrone summarise the focus areas relevant to properties and transactions.
The Administrative Review Tribunal held that changes in the trust distribution patterns did not trigger the operation of Division 149 in XLZH v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] and taxpayers holding pre-CGT assets should seek advice as to review the way their pre-CGT assets are held.
Given both the financial and reputational risks for employers when engaging in a remote work arrangement with an employee, it is critical that businesses are aware of their responsibilities and obligations prior to commencement, as highlighted by Hayley Lock and Tom Newsome.
As we race toward the end of 2025, our employment tax advisory team has rounded up the top developments that shaped the year. Here’s what you need to know.
The Victorian State Revenue Office recently outlined its compliance areas of focus for 2025-26. Jenny Lee, Dihan Fernando, and Cerhys McCrone summarise the focus areas relevant to properties and transactions.
The submission to the Board of Taxation highlights key areas where current administrative and compliance requirements impose unnecessary complexity and cost on taxpayers, without delivering commensurate benefits.
This webinar, to be held on Wednesday 3 December, will discuss various direct, indirect and international tax matters impacting the insurance industry.
This webinar, to be held on Thursday 27 November, is specifically designed to keep banking and finance industry professionals up to date with current and emerging tax trends.
In-scope multinational groups need to establish a clear process to track and ensure the timely filing of all returns and notices, as detailed by Alia Lum and Amanda Maguire.
These decisions provide much-needed clarity for foreign investors and taxpayers on their existing Australian investments, as detailed by Matt Ervin and Shalini De Silva.
A strict interpretation of the guidance will mean that taxpayers with almost any form of offshore operations or investment will be practically excluded from relying on the third-party debt test, as detailed by Minh Dao, Katrina Piva and Amanda Maguire.
The finalised guideline is broadly in line with the draft version, however there are some areas that the final PCG does not address, as outlined by Stephen Carpenter, Hannah Hesse, Stacey Hannam and Julia Klarich.
The aggregate data masks underlying stress in low-and-middle-income households, with affluent consumers are driving spending gains, writes KPMG US Senior Economist Ben Shoesmith.
The Fed risks losing its inflation fighting credibility by focusing more on shoring up employment than stemming inflation, writes KPMG US Chief Economist Diane Swonk.
Although the likelihood of a further rate cut has diminished, KPMG still believes that there may be an opportunity for the RBA to cut rates further in the first half of 2026, writes KPMG Chief Economist Brendan Rynne.
Given both the financial and reputational risks for employers when engaging in a remote work arrangement with an employee, it is critical that businesses are aware of their responsibilities and obligations prior to commencement, as highlighted by Hayley Lock and Tom Newsome.
As we race toward the end of 2025, our employment tax advisory team has rounded up the top developments that shaped the year. Here’s what you need to know.
The Federal Government’s exposure draft legislation to amend the R&D Tax Incentive excludes certain R&D activities from eligibility and will still enable companies to claim R&D for activities not covered by these exclusions.
Hayley Lock and special guest from Maxxia - Implementation Lead Julien Walter - discuss how employers can demonstrate cost savings by outsourcing salary packaging management.
Maxxia Implementation Lead Julien Walter and Tax and Compliance Manager Sharon Mackenzie-Pringle share insights into how companies typically approach the management of employee benefits in salary packaging programs.
This episode features special guests from Maxxia - Implementation Lead Julien Walter and Tax and Compliance Manager Sharon Mackenzie-Pringle - as they discuss the value of outsourcing the administration of a salary packaging program as opposed to managing in-house.
This KPMG International webinar, held on Wednesday 3 September, explores recent tax reporting developments globally and discuss potential strategies digital platform operators can adopt to navigate the evolving regulatory environment.
This report explores the future of indirect taxes by examining ten key predictions on how these taxes will likely evolve in response to technological and societal developments.
This webinar, held on Thursday 11 December, delves into the complexity of tax scrutiny and transfer pricing disputes, which are increasingly dominating the landscape.
Both UK importers and overseas exporters of CBAM-able goods should already be looking at the impact on their businesses, writes KPMG UK’s Barbara Bell.
Taxpayers that fall outside their relevant low risk zone can expect some form of ongoing monitoring and compliance activity on their inbound distribution transfer pricing arrangements, as outlined by Tom Carter and Jake Outram.
The narrowness of the availability of an exemption continues to be evident, with a focus on establishing exceptional circumstances and substantial adverse ramifications, as highlighted by Sean Madden and Amanda Maguire.
High demand for skilled workers in Australia has led to a surge in the number visa applications currently being processed, with long waits for businesses, as outlined by Maria Hrambanis.
Flexible and innovative mobility policies and programs that cater to employee expectations are essential and can provide a competitive advantage in the race to acquire and retain talent.
In this article, we explore the advantages of implementing a governance framework and the use of supporting technology to keep the evolving employment tax picture and related risks and compliance needs in sharp focus.
This webinar, held on Thursday 11 December, delves into the complexity of tax scrutiny and transfer pricing disputes, which are increasingly dominating the landscape.
The Administrative Review Tribunal held that changes in the trust distribution patterns did not trigger the operation of Division 149 in XLZH v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] and taxpayers holding pre-CGT assets should seek advice as to review the way their pre-CGT assets are held.
Although the legislative provisions remain largely unchanged, extensive regulatory exclusions mean that all but the simplest of taxpayer affairs are now potentially subject to a four-year limitation period for both ATO and taxpayer assessment amendments, as outlined by Craig Jackson and Aylin Harapoz.
These decisions provide much-needed clarity for foreign investors and taxpayers on their existing Australian investments, as detailed by Matt Ervin and Shalini De Silva.
KPMG Tax Analytics and Automation Partner Barry Sullivan says organisations should begin experimenting with the use of Artificial Intelligence, in a secure, approved environment.
KPMG Tax Analytics and Automation Partner Barry Sullivan says there are a range of tasks that tax functions are undertaking with the use of Artificial Intelligence.
What's hype, what's real and what's next? KPMG Tax Analytics and Automation Partner Barry Sullivan, along with Digital Solutions and AI Director Ed Hewings, discuss the breakthroughs in generative models, and where tax functions might benefit from adopting Artificial Intelligence.
Support is growing to mandate digital financial reporting in Australia to better use data and technology, writes KPMG’s Audit & Assurance Partner Kim Heng.
Carolyn Harvey | Carolyn is a Partner with Tax Transformation, Technology & Managed Services
Stephen Carpenter | Stephen is the National Leader of KPMG Australia's Deal Advisory - Tax practice
Daniel Hodgson | Daniel is a Partner in KPMG Australia's Tax practice, advising multinational companies on all aspects of employee remuneration.
David Sofrà | David Sofrà is National Head of State and Indirect Taxes with KPMG Australia.
James Macky | James specialises in corporate tax and works with clients in the Energy and Natural Resources, retail, wholesale, services and manufacturing sectors.
Jenny Lee | Jenny is a Partner in our Deal Advisory – Tax team, specialising in indirect tax.
John Salvaris | John is a Partner specialising in corporate tax matters for financial services organisations.
Natalie Raju | Natalie is a Partner specialising in corporate tax matters for financial services organisations.
Peter Oliver | Peter is a Partner in KPMG Australia’s International Tax team.
Tim Keeling | Tim is a Partner within our Tax Advisory Services team specialising in Transfer Pricing.
