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Payment times reporting update – April 2025
The Payment Times Reporting Regulator released final guidance material in March, which entities will need to rely on for reporting periods beginning 1 July 2024.
Australian business review: Mid-Market Pre-Budget Pulse Check 2025
Prior to the 2025 Federal Budget, KPMG surveyed private, mid-market and family businesses to gauge economic sentiment and budget concerns.
Vale – Richard Harvey Buchanan
KPMG is sad to share that Richard Buchanan passed away at the age of 78.
UK to reform transfer pricing, permanent establishment, diverted profits tax
The changes are designed to simplify the UK’s international tax rules, bring them up to date and align them more closely with the UK’s obligations under double taxation treaties, as outlined by KPMG UK’s Phil Roper.
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Labor’s 2025 tax agenda following Federal Election win
The Labor Party made some tax-related election commitments which we expect the Federal Government will start to implement in 2025, as outlined by Alia Lum and Amanda Maguire.
Alcoa successful in transfer pricing dispute over sales of alumina
Key to the Administrative Review Tribunal case was the wide range of different contractual and pricing mechanisms used in the market, as highlighted by Sam van Berkel, Glen Hutchings, Kristie Schubert, Jeremy Capes and James Alsop.
There are other elections that matter
Family groups should review the status of their group’s family trust elections and interposed entity elections and consider if their distribution practices are consistent with the elections made, as detailed by Belinda Cheesewright, James Macky and Blake Indian.
Podcast episode 65: Meeting the ATO's employer expectations in preparing fringe benefits tax returns
ATO Assistant Commissioner for Superannuation and Employer Obligations Peta Lonergan provides KPMG’s Hayley Lock and Stacey Biggar with key tax updates for internal teams and compliance areas of interest in 2025.
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Video: What are the ATO's priority areas for FBT compliance in 2025?
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant Commissioner for Superannuation and Employer Obligations Peta Lonergan says the administrator will be contacting some tax agents about employers' FBT returns.
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Payment times reporting update – April 2025
The Payment Times Reporting Regulator released final guidance material in March, which entities will need to rely on for reporting periods beginning 1 July 2024.
Webinar recording: Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards
This webinar, held on 6 May 2025, provides a regulatory update, shares the developments on assurance activities and discusses key implementation challenges.
There are other elections that matter
Family groups should review the status of their group’s family trust elections and interposed entity elections and consider if their distribution practices are consistent with the elections made, as detailed by Belinda Cheesewright, James Macky and Blake Indian.
Podcast episode 65: Meeting the ATO's employer expectations in preparing fringe benefits tax returns
ATO Assistant Commissioner for Superannuation and Employer Obligations Peta Lonergan provides KPMG’s Hayley Lock and Stacey Biggar with key tax updates for internal teams and compliance areas of interest in 2025.
Corporate Tax View all >
Australian business review: Mid-Market Pre-Budget Pulse Check 2025
Prior to the 2025 Federal Budget, KPMG surveyed private, mid-market and family businesses to gauge economic sentiment and budget concerns.
Vale – Richard Harvey Buchanan
KPMG is sad to share that Richard Buchanan passed away at the age of 78.
There are other elections that matter
Family groups should review the status of their group’s family trust elections and interposed entity elections and consider if their distribution practices are consistent with the elections made, as detailed by Belinda Cheesewright, James Macky and Blake Indian.
Super Tax News – March Quarter 2025
KPMG’s Super Tax News covers the latest key superannuation tax updates.
Deal Advisory - Tax View all >
KPMG submission: Strategic review of Australia's R&D system
In this submission, KPMG provides insights on some of the underlying assumptions in the Federal Government’s discussion paper and considers how policies and practices can be aligned to effect meaningful change.
The intersection of Pillar Two and M&A tax
This article, the third in our global series, explores how Pillar Two interacts with M&A activities — focusing on acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and carve-outs.
Full Federal Court draws schemes (and nothing else?) out of top hat, in AusNet decision
This decision will provide greater clarity for existing groups of entities that may be considering a reorganisation, such as a ‘top hatting’ restructure or demerger, as detailed by Kristie Schubert, Matt Ervin, Shirley Lam, James Macky, Demos Deliyannis and William Ho.
Federal Government to amend income tax laws, following ATO’s MIT structures alert
The prompt response from Treasury provides welcome certainty for foreign investors into Australia, as highlighted by Matt Ervin, Shirley Lam, Tasha Chen and Alexandra Macolino.
Economics & Regulation View all >
US Federal Reserve in ‘wait and see’ mode following tariffs
The US Fed sees risks on inflation and unemployment both to the upside, which could cause it to prioritise one side of its mandates over the other, writes KPMG US Chief Economist Dianne Swonk.
Sluggish retail sales add to prospect of RBA rate cut
The data confirms that the right approach for RBA is to ease off the interest rate brake, to help stimulate a soft economy, writes KPMG Australia Chief Economist Brendan Rynne.
Labor’s 2025 tax agenda following Federal Election win
The Labor Party made some tax-related election commitments which we expect the Federal Government will start to implement in 2025, as outlined by Alia Lum and Amanda Maguire.
US economy trips on tariff uncertainty in first quarter
The rise in spending to hedge against a surge in tariffs masks an underlying weakness, notably in business investment, writes KPMG US Chief Economist Diane Swonk.
Employment View all >
Video: What are the ATO's priority areas for FBT compliance in 2025?
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant Commissioner for Superannuation and Employer Obligations Peta Lonergan says the administrator will be contacting some tax agents about employers' FBT returns.
Video: How should employers approach car parking fringe benefits in 2025?
KPMG Workplace Advisory Partner Hayley Lock discusses the recent Federal Court judgement for car parking fringe benefits and commercial parking stations.
Podcast episode 65: Meeting the ATO's employer expectations in preparing fringe benefits tax returns
ATO Assistant Commissioner for Superannuation and Employer Obligations Peta Lonergan provides KPMG’s Hayley Lock and Stacey Biggar with key tax updates for internal teams and compliance areas of interest in 2025.
KPMG submission: Payday superannuation exposure draft
This submission builds on KPMG’s past contribution, with eight recommendations to the payday super regime, including recommending that legislation should be fair in regard to employers who genuinely demonstrate efforts to comply with their SG obligations.
Grants & Incentives View all >
Outlook for industry incentives amid global uncertainty
Sophie Turski, Georgia King-Siem, Amanda Tirtadinata and Ryan Kirby explore new industry incentives, highlighting the opportunities and nuances that Australian businesses and communities need to be aware of.
KPMG submission: Strategic review of Australia's R&D system
In this submission, KPMG provides insights on some of the underlying assumptions in the Federal Government’s discussion paper and considers how policies and practices can be aligned to effect meaningful change.
Webinar recording: Quarterly SMSF & Estate Planning Update
This webinar, held on Thursday 20 March 2025, explores recent legislative changes and emerging updates in SMSFs and Estate Planning.
Hydrogen, critical minerals production tax incentives to commence 1 April
Under the Future Made in Australia policy, new legislation introduces a hydrogen production incentive and a critical minerals production tax incentive, as highlighted by Georgia King-Siem, Sophie Turski, Melissa Bader and Daniel McLindon.
Indirect Tax View all >
Video: New supplementary annual GST return - what to expect?
Director Catherine Ommundson discusses what Top 100 and Top 1,000 taxpayers can do to prepare for the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) new supplementary annual reporting requirement.
Video: GST reporting requirement for Top 100 and Top 1,000 taxpayers
Indirect Tax Partner Jacqui Hardwick discusses the Australian Taxation Office's new supplementary annual reporting requirement for Top 100 and Top 1,000 taxpayers.
Podcast episode 58: New GST reporting requirement for large market taxpayers
Jacqui Hardwick and Catherine Ommundson discuss the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) new supplementary annual reporting requirement for Top 100 and Top 1,000 taxpayers and what guidance is available to assist organisations to comply.
Victoria introduces various state taxation measures – October 2024
The Victorian Government has introduced several state taxation measures, some of which have now commenced from October 2024.
International Tax View all >
Webinar recording: EU tax perspectives
This KPMG International webinar, held on Thursday 8 May 2025, includes discussion on the potential impact on EU tax policy from the current geopolitical climate.
UK to reform transfer pricing, permanent establishment, diverted profits tax
The changes are designed to simplify the UK’s international tax rules, bring them up to date and align them more closely with the UK’s obligations under double taxation treaties, as outlined by KPMG UK’s Phil Roper.
Alcoa successful in transfer pricing dispute over sales of alumina
Key to the Administrative Review Tribunal case was the wide range of different contractual and pricing mechanisms used in the market, as highlighted by Sam van Berkel, Glen Hutchings, Kristie Schubert, Jeremy Capes and James Alsop.
The Pricing Conversation: Tariffs and Transfer Pricing Controversy
Daniel Rae and Onur Tekin discuss what businesses can do in this unpredictable environment, and key issues to keep in mind if transfer pricing policies need to be changed.
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The Pricing Conversation: Tariffs and Transfer Pricing Controversy
Daniel Rae and Onur Tekin discuss what businesses can do in this unpredictable environment, and key issues to keep in mind if transfer pricing policies need to be changed.
Webinar recording: Tariff Turmoil – What you need to know
With the introduction of a sweeping portfolio of new global tariffs from the United States, this webinar dives into the potential economic and geopolitical impacts of this new world order.
Restriction to foreign ownership of housing – impacts on international hires and assignees to Australia
Hayley Lock, Mark Wright and Eli Christodoulou provide insight on the Australian Government’s measure to further restrict foreign ownership of established dwellings and how global mobility teams can navigate this change to continue to attract talent to Australia.
Upcoming webinar: Adapting to widespread tariff Increases
This KPMG International webinar, to be held on Wednesday 23 April, will explore the current challenges and strategies with respect to the wave of recently announced tariffs.
Tax Law & Dispute Resolution View all >
Alcoa successful in transfer pricing dispute over sales of alumina
Key to the Administrative Review Tribunal case was the wide range of different contractual and pricing mechanisms used in the market, as highlighted by Sam van Berkel, Glen Hutchings, Kristie Schubert, Jeremy Capes and James Alsop.
No April Fool’s joke - ATO changes to the Top 500 Program announced on 1 April 2025
Belinda Cheesewright, Kristie Schubert, Blake Indian, Aylin Harapoz and Wenny Sampurna explore these changes and their impact on private groups going forward.
Full Federal Court draws schemes (and nothing else?) out of top hat, in AusNet decision
This decision will provide greater clarity for existing groups of entities that may be considering a reorganisation, such as a ‘top hatting’ restructure or demerger, as detailed by Kristie Schubert, Matt Ervin, Shirley Lam, James Macky, Demos Deliyannis and William Ho.
A cautionary tale for objecting against a private ruling
Although private rulings can provide certainty, there are important considerations for those preparing or contesting a private ruling, as a recent case illustrates.
Technology View all >
Upcoming webinar: Data warehouses and their relevance for tax functions
This webinar, to be held on Wednesday 7 May, will provide valuable insights into the benefits of creating a tax data warehouse.
Initial impressions of the draft payday super legislation
David Sofrà, Andy Larmour, Kevin Ferdinands and Analyn Toledo provide insights on some of the changes the proposed payday super legislation would bring, and how employers can start to act now, before anything has been legislated.
Video: Country-by-country reporting rules and GRI 207
Transfer Pricing National Leader Tim Keeling and Tax Governance Partner Phil Beswick discuss the Australian public country-by-country (CbC) reporting rules which are based broadly on the Global Reporting Initiatives' (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards.
The Pulse of Fintech H1 2024
This report provides an overview of key global and Australian fintech investment trends and highlights in the first half of 2024.
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