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KPMG Australia Corporate Tax Partner Natalie Raju is joined by Corporate Tax Partner Ethan Zuo, Mid-Market Tax Partner Kaylene Hubbard and Senior Economist Terry Rawnsley, as they discuss the 2026 Federal Budget’s key tax reforms, the economic outlook and business impacts across housing, investment and national resilience.
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KPMG Australia Workplace Advisory Partner Hayley Lock and Consultant Tania Moes, along with KPMG New Zealand's Nick Cooke, unpack how the fringe benefits tax (FBT) operates in Australia and New Zealand, from structural differences and valuation approaches to compliance pain points and reforms reshaping both regimes.
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KPMG Tax Analytics and Automation Partner Barry Sullivan, along with Digital Solutions and AI Director Ed Hewings, discuss how tax leaders can move beyond AI pilots and productivity gains to unlock real, sustainable value through redesigned workflows, stronger governance and people‑led transformation.
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KPMG Australia Partner Hayley Lock and Director Andy Larmour speak to Deputy Commissioner, Payday Super Program, Emma Rosenzweig from the Australian Taxation Office about what Payday Super will mean in practice from 1 July 2026, covering payment timing, qualifying earnings, contractor obligations, reporting under Single Touch Payroll, cash‑flow impacts and the ATO’s compliance approach for employers preparing for the largest change to superannuation in a generation.
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KPMG Workplace Advisory Partner Hayley Lock and special guest, Elite Woodhams Relocation Managing Director Anna Kavelj, discuss common traps and best practice tips for businesses sending employees travelling around the globe for that overseas assignment, from taxes and allowances, to pets, real estate and schools.
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KPMG Employment Tax Manager Sam Gathercole is in conversation with KPMG Workplace Advisory Partner Hayley Lock and 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.
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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.
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KPMG ASPAC Tax Policy Lead Conrad Turley, along with KPMG Singapore Director Tam Do and KPMG EU Tax Centre Director Marco Dietrich, discuss the design of tax incentives, compliance considerations and competitiveness factors in the Asia Pacific region, alongside parallel developments in Europe.
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KPMG's ASPAC Tax Policy Lead Conrad Turley and Global Tax Policy Lead Grant Wardell-Johnson discuss the Pillar Two approach for multinational entities in the Asia Pacific region in relation to jurisdictional rules and tax incentives, and how the G7's proposed 'side by side' approach could be implemented.
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KPMG Tax Transformation and Technology Partner Barry Sullivan, along with Director Rosie Foldvari and Senior Manager Xi Ngan, discuss fixed assets and capital allowances, with a focus on the ATO's review process, governance, and the transformative role of technology.
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KPMG Partner and Global Mobility Services Tax Lead in Victoria Ursula Lepporoli and Australian Taxation Office Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson discuss key interest areas for individuals when it comes to lodging their tax returns, including the private health rebate, working from home deductions and superannuation checks.
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KPMG Australia Indirect Tax Partner Jacqui Hardwick and Director Catherine Ommundson explore the updates made to the supplementary annual GST return, including use of the GST analytical tool (GAT), and why the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is interested in companies' business processes and system changes.
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As Australian business employers prepare their FBT returns, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Assistant Commissioner for Superannuation and Employer Obligations Peta Lonergan provides KPMG Workplace Advisory Partner Hayley Lock and Employment Tax Director Stacey Biggar with key tax updates for internal teams and compliance areas of interest in 2025.
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KPMG Corporate Tax Partner Gabby Burcul and Enterprise Tax Partner Clive Bird discuss the measures announced in the Federal Government’s 2025 Budget, and in particular, what they mean for business.
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KPMG's Stacey Biggar and Sam Gathercole are joined by Thomson Reuters' ONESOURCE FBT Solution Product and Proposition Manager Amesh De Silva as they discuss Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) preparation processes and automation for Australian business.
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KPMG Workforce Advisory Partner Hayley Lock, along with Manager Dihan Fernando, Consultant Tayla MacNair and Vacationer Andre Mascarenhas, discusses student and graduate career opportunities in tax in a professional services firm.
KPMG recently featured two special guests on the Tax Now podcast series – who both talk about their careers as tax professionals – and how they got to where they are – Emma Rosenzweig from the Australian Taxation Office and Andrew Hosken from Victoria's State Revenue Office. You can listen to these interviews in Episode 47 and Episode 57 of the Tax Now series.
In the second part of our future of tax policy series, Alia Lum discusses with David Bradbury the United Nations' efforts to scale up international tax cooperation and the challenges of tax reform in here in Australia.
You can find part one in this series here.
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With investment in intangible assets by multinational entities continuing to grow throughout the world, KPMG Australia's Peter Oliver - along with Jeremy Capes, Jennifer Ta, James Alsop and Rosie El Khoury - explore how companies are meeting their tax obligations when it comes to intangibles, such as software royalties, what cross-border issues are arising and current level of activity and guidance coming from tax administrators.
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KPMG Australia Tax Policy Lead Alia Lum speaks with the former Deputy Director for the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration - turned KPMG Consulting Partner - David Bradbury, as they discuss the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework's efforts in developing a global tax agreement among member countries and what the future may hold for BEPS 2.0.
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In this episode, KPMG Indirect Tax Partner Jacqui Hardwick and Director 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.
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In this episode, Stacey Biggar and Tayla MacNair from KPMG's Workforce Advisory team, are joined by Andrew Hosken from Victoria's State Revenue Office, as they discuss focus areas for review and compliance activity, preparation of payroll tax returns and finding a career in tax.
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KPMG Australia's Lead Partner for International Tax Peter Oliver, is joined by Partner Jennifer Ta, Principal Director Fabian Fedele and Senior Manager Josefina Martinez, as they discuss the Australian Taxation Office's current guidance and expectations on compliance in relation to the hybrid mismatch rules, and how multinational companies can take steps in preparation and response.
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KPMG Tax Analytics and Automation Partner Barry Sullivan, along with Digital Solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Director Ed Hewings, explore how early adopters of AI are changing tax functions for the better, and which relevant use cases tax professionals can learn from.
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KPMG Partner and Global Mobility Services Tax Lead in Victoria Ursula Lepporoli is joined by Australian Taxation Office Assistant Commissioner (ATO) Rob Thomson as they discuss the Stage 3 tax changes for individuals, rental properties, and what work-related expenses you can claim, including when working from home.
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KPMG Partner Gabby Burcul and Partner Clive Bird explore the various measures announced the Australian Government’s 2024 Budget, particularly the tax implications for business.
KPMG Workforce Advisory Partner Hayley Lock, David O’Connor - Regional Manager - Customer Development, Maxxia, and KPMG Employment Tax Senior Consultant Sam Gathercole explore novated leases for electric vehicles, the fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption, relevant ATO guidance for employers and what you can claim when charging the car at home.
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In this episode, KPMG Tax Governance and Transparency Partner Phil Beswick, along with Director Jenny Wong - KPMG's Asia Pacific Lead in ESG Tax – discuss the key features and complexities of Australia's proposed country by country tax reporting rules of February 2024.
The episode also examines how multinational entities can embrace these changes to build trust and credibility, in addition to safe-guarding their long-term reputation.
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In this episode, KPMG Partner Matt Ervin and Director Rebecca Lawrence discuss current income tax and GST legislation and what it might look like in the future for the emerging asset class known as build to rent (BTR).
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KPMG Partners Peter Oliver, Alia Lum and Denis Larkin, along with Manager Lydia Morris, reflect on international tax developments as they affect multinational entities, including recent case law and guidance on intangibles and royalties, preparing for Pillar 2 and other developments.
In this episode, KPMG Partner Sarah Shaw and Senior Manager Tessa Livingston discuss what constitutes a build to rent (BTR) development, and the various stamp duty, land tax and surcharge concessions that are available for BTR projects in Australia.
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This podcast episode features Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Deputy Commissioner - Superannuation and Employer Obligations - Emma Rosenzweig, along with KPMG Workplace Advisory Partner Hayley Lock and Director Stacey Biggar, as they discuss the ATO's compliance focus areas, technical updates and finding a career in tax.
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KPMG Partners Keith Swan and Nathan Hamilton, along with Senior Manager Farzana Ahmed, discuss what the recently-announced payroll tax rulings and amnesties in certain states and territories mean for taxpayers.
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In this episode, KPMG’s Analyn Toledo and Alston Kam discuss why employers may need to uplift their current systems and processes, ahead of the introduction of payday superannuation.
What should multinational groups consider when it comes to the proposed rules to enhance public tax transparency in Australia? Our international tax, transfer pricing and tax ESG specialists explore what’s ahead as the exposure draft legislation continues through the legislative process.
KPMG Transfer Pricing Partner Tim Keeling and Insight Software Director of Engineering and Solutions Anna Sever provide an overview of operational transfer pricing (OTP), the benefits of improving OTP and some practical challenges and misconceptions that arise when implementing and managing OTP.
KPMG partners Alia Lum and Clive Bird discuss the tax measures announced in the Australian Government’s 2023 Budget and what they mean for corporate and mid-market business.
KPMG’s international tax specialists discuss draft legislation for a proposed new intangibles integrity measure, to apply from 1 July 2023, which aims to prevent large multinationals from claiming tax deductions for payments relating to intangible assets connected with low corporate tax jurisdictions.
When done well partnerships can drive business growth, support innovation and create positive outcomes for governments, universities and industry. Alun Needham and Philip Doyle explore why collaboration is so important and how to establish successful partnerships.
KPMG’s international tax specialists discuss draft legislation which proposes changes to thin capitalisation, including two significant and previously announced limitations on interest deductions.
KPMG partners Peter Oliver, Alia Lum and Denis Larkin discuss safe harbours, accounting developments and administrative guidance, as the OECD-led reform of the international tax system moves forward.
In this podcast episode, George Cressey, Sam Gathercole and Zachary Thomas discuss the complexity of the modern payroll landscape and how employers can be proactive in ensuring the accurate calculation and timely payment of superannuation.
KPMG Tax Technology Director Ben Scull, along with Mike Tomlinson and Andrew Hallsworth from Vertex, explore how tax engine software can support tax functions.
KPMG Director Stacey Biggar, Senior Manager George Cressey and Senior Consultant Sam Gathercole discuss the history and current view on key concepts relating to car parking fringe benefits.
Partner Sarah Shaw and Director Primrose Mroczkowski explore the key developments in stamp duty and land tax in 2022 and what to expect in 2023.
In this episode, Partner Julian Humphrey and Director Peter Xing discuss the latest developments in cryptocurrency, regulation and the Board of Taxation’s review of the tax treatment of digital assets and transactions.
Partners Peter Oliver, Tim Keeling, Denis Larkin and Director Jenny Wong discuss key proposals in the October 2022 Federal Budget related to International Tax.
ATO Assistant Commissioner (Individuals and Intermediaries) Tim Loh discusses the 31 October tax return due date for individuals with KPMG’s Ursula Lepporoli.
Alia Lum and Clive Bird explore specific tax measures as they relate to business announced in the Federal Government’s first budget, released on 25 October 2022.
Georgia King-Siem and Dan Teper discuss trends in the fintech sector and whether companies are accessing the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentive.
Georgia King-Siem, Amanda Tirtadinata and Matthew Osborn explore the areas of data that may help you make better decisions when it comes to your research and development (R&D) strategy, and within that more specifically, your R&D Tax claim strategy.
KPMG’s Alia Lum and Clive Bird discuss some of the key measures announced in the 2022 Federal Budget and what they mean for business.
KPMG's Federal Budget summary and analysis has the implications for the Australian economy, business, industries and sectors.
KPMG’s Terry Hoban and Noelle Abella discuss the importance of up-front tax planning for Americans in Australia, and outline some unique tax considerations impacting United States citizens abroad.
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Alex Demetriou and Georgia King-Siem look at why start-ups are so important to Australia’s current and future economy, and outline some practical tips on how to start and fund a business.
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Alun Needham and Michael Egan from KPMG's Accelerating Business Growth (ABG) group explore how Australian businesses can improve by collaborating.
Alun Needham and Karren Bathurst from KPMG’s Accelerating Business Growth (ABG) group discuss value creation through innovation during, and following, a time of crisis.
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KPMG’s Belinda Wright, Sarah Langbourne & Caroline Kim discuss current the importance of global mobility in career development and the taxation and accreditation requirements to consider when working overseas.
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KPMG’s Tim Keeling and Keith Swan discuss current considerations in complying with Australia’s transfer pricing rules now that the Full Federal Court decision in the Commissioner of Taxation versus Glencore Investment Pty Ltd stands, as well as emerging trends and transfer pricing considerations with respect to COVID-19.
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Georgia King-Siem and Alun Needham provide a snapshot of the announced tax incentives and grants as they relate to industry and business.
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KPMG's David Sofrà and Leonie Ferretter outline the trade and indirect tax measures in the 2021 Federal Budget, including tax relief for brewers and distillers.
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KPMG's Hayley Lock and Jaron Stafford discuss the personal tax and income measures in 2021 Federal Budget, including the tax residency rule changes.
KPMG’s Grant Wardell-Johnson and Clive Bird outline the various measures in the 2021 Federal Budget as they relate to the business sector.
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Terry Hoban and Priscilla Tang discuss the tax compliance challenges faced by displaced employees in Australia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Grant Wardell-Johnson and Clive Bird discuss key measures for business in the Federal Government’s 2020 Budget.
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Grant Wardell-Johnson and Andy Hutt discuss recent developments in addressing the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy.
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Merriden Varrall & Peter Madden discuss digitisation, globalisation and international tax trends in a post-COVID world.
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Julian Humphrey, Max Soyref and Peter Xing delve deeper into digital currencies around the world.
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KPMG Innovate Lead Partner James Mabbott, KPMG Lead Tax Partner Grant Wardell-Johnson and KPMG Tax Technology Senior Manager Peter Xing discuss what the next 20 years might hold in store for revenue collection.
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- Digital Currencies, Tokenisation and the Future of Taxation
- Keeping us up at night 2020: Innovation and disruption
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been bold enough to release financial projections in terms of the additional revenue that would be raised by a certain assumption under its initiative on taxation and the digitalization of the economy.
See related articles on Tax Now:
- OECD provides further update on plans for taxation of the digitalized economy
- BEPS 2.0: What businesses are affected by the latest OECD digital tax update?
- BEPS 2.0: Analysing the potential impact of the OECD digital tax proposals
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In recent years, Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) has enjoyed a hiatus from large-scale regulatory change and attention from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
However, with the 31 March 2019 FBT year-end fast approaching, there have been a number of technical developments, and new guidance has been released.
KPMG Employment Tax partners Hayley Lock and Nathan Hamilton, along with Senior Manager Stacey Biggar, explore some of the recent technical changes and share insights on how FBT processes can be automated.
The R&D tax incentive has been in the news a lot lately, with several high profile companies having their R&D tax claims denied. In episode #5 of the KPMG Tax Now podcast series, David Gelb – Lead Partner of KPMG’s Accelerating Business Growth group, Ramanie Naidoo – a KPMG Partner in Accelerating Business Growth, and Georgia King-Siem – a KPMG Director in Accelerating Business Growth, discuss the current R&D tax landscape and divulge their insights on how to make an audit ready R&D claim.
KPMG Head of Blockchain Laszlo Peter, the Chair of Disruptive Innovation and Law with the University of New South Wales Law School Professor Ross Buckley and KPMG Technology and Growth Senior Manager Peter Xing discuss whether a currency such as Libra could transform the Australian economy.
'I pay tax because someone else doesn't pay tax' may broadly underpin Australia’s hybrid mismatch rules, but wrapped in this simple concept is some complexity. KPMG’s Economics and Tax Centre Director Jenny Wong, KPMG International Tax Partner Peter Madden and KPMG Corporate Tax Partner Paul Sorrell explore the hybrid mismatch rules and what it all means for large business.
With tax playing a role in the general decline of public trust in business, how can new technology assist in recovering it? KPMG's Economics and Tax Centre Lead Tax Partner Grant Wardell-Johnson, KPMG Tax Governance and Transformation Director Phil Beswick and KPMG Tax Technology Director Ben Scull discuss this question and delve further into the issue of trust and technology in tax.
With the federal election now behind us, and the Labor Party’s polices regarding thin capitalisation under review, is it now simply business as usual for the large end of town? KPMG Economics and Tax Centre Director Jenny Wong, KPMG Transfer Pricing Partner Tim Keeling and KPMG Corporate Tax Partner Catherine Dean discuss this question and the broader topic of thin capitalisation – its past, present and future.