Australia’s progressive tax system is designed to ensure that those who earn more contribute more accordingly. One of the biggest challenges is ensuring it stays fair over time.
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Critics argue that church tax exemptions represent millions in lost government revenue. However, others say that churches can and should use their funds to support local communities.
The use of family trusts in Australia is more widespread than many realise. How do they work, and why are they controversial?
To help raise the cash needed to meet their commitments on the NHS and social care, the Liberal Democrats propose a new tax on banks.
Both should work hand in hand to ensure the best outcomes for the economy as a whole. But they operate quite differently.
Some churches operate huge business enterprises and collect rent on extensive property holdings. This income isn’t taxed.
The rules on what counts as taxable income haven’t changed.
The outcomes of increased financial inclusion in Ghana have been mixed
The conventional narrative on corporate tax increases relies on ‘zombie ideas’ that pander to corporate interests, harm the public interest and refuse to die.
The costs of high taxes on the rich are likely only to be moderate. But the democratic, environmental, and health benefits are truly enormous and could transform society and dramatically.
The federal government wanted to give taxpayers a couple months to prepare the year’s taxes. But as filing became more complex, the date was pushed back.
The co-hosts of the ‘Taxes for the Masses’ podcast explain the upside and downside of all those credits and deductions.
As the US increasingly becomes a cashless society, it’s getting harder to use currency to pay for things – including taxes. One fearless economist gave it a try.
ISAs are an easy way to boost your savings but they do have rules, some of which change every year.
Domestic resource mobilisation cannot be achieved by over-taxing the livelihoods of the most vulnerable workers in the informal sector.
President Biden outlined his achievements in key policy areas and sketched out his plans for the rest of his term in office.
What is ‘careless behaviour’ in relation to UK tax and in what other ways can people fall foul of HMRC?
The coming copper boom presents Zambia with an extraordinary opportunity – not only to enable mining profits, but to power inclusive growth.
A House committee released details of Trump’s tax returns from his time in office – and they show he paid zilch in 2020.
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Lecturer in Accounting, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
