Tax Briefing: 2025-26 Federal Budget special
Federal Treasurer, The Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP has handed down the 2025-26 Federal Budget outlining the Australian Government's plans for revenue and expenditure for 2025-26 and beyond. Watch this special edition of PwC’s Tax Briefing for an in-depth discussion of important tax announcements included in this year’s Federal Budget.
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February 2025 | Employment tax, CBC reporting and dispute resolution updates
PwC specialists took us through recent changes and compliance strategies to optimise your approach to employment taxes. In this session, we got a concise overview of new short form country by country reporting requirements affecting multinational groups operating in Australia. Finally, we also unpacked trends and best practices from our global Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution Survey on managing tax disputes across jurisdictions.
December 2024 | 2024 year in review
In this Tax Briefing, we explored key tax developments and trends from the past year to equip you with the knowledge to navigate the current complex tax environment with confidence. Our expert panel dissected the latest policy changes, regulatory updates, and industry shifts, providing you with a roadmap for 2025.
A highlight of this briefing is an analysis of the recent US election's impact on global tax policies. We were joined by Stuart Landsberg, PwC Australia partner on assignment in New York, to unpack how this change could ripple through international tax frameworks and specifically affect Australian businesses. Gain invaluable insights into the potential challenges and opportunities these shifts may present.
But that's not all – we also provided a glimpse of some innovative strategies that are set to redefine the future of taxation, ensuring your organisation stays competitive.
November 2024 | ATO compliance and capital management update
Dive into crucial updates relevant for 2024 tax returns, key changes to the tax return forms and insights from recently released ATO findings reports in relation to their Top 100 and Top 1,000 review programs.
We’ll arm you with some essential year-end tips for 31 December balancers.
Our capital management segment will also keep you ahead of the curve with the latest tax developments affecting dividends, franking, capital returns, and more, including an overview of recent tax cases.
October 2024 | Tax transparency and AI
We looked at a range of existing and proposed transparency obligations including the soon to be legislated public country by country reporting rules and proposed changes to the transfer pricing short form local file, as well as the lesser-known obligations such as payment times reporting and foreign asset ownership registration.
In addition, we explored the applications of AI for tax and legal professionals and what the future holds.
September 2024 | A tax, workforce and legal lens on M&A
In this session we discussed the current M&A environment in Australia, with a focus on the tax, workforce and legal risks that are currently catching the attention of both buyers and sellers in the market.
Even if you don’t have a M&A focus in your role or in your broader business, this session will provide a comprehensive overview of the risk and governance issues that you, and your stakeholders, should be focusing on, from a tax, workforce and legal perspective.
