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A legal battle over payments for PepsiCo’s drink concentrates - and whether it included intellectual property - will have implications for taxes on US tech giants.

‘Dead end’ for ATO on big tech billions after Pepsi test case failure

The tax office has yet to concede defeat on a levy that drew the ire of US President Donald Trump despite a resounding courtroom loss this month.

  • Colin Kruger

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While businesses hope for a cut in the corporate tax rate at the economic roundtable, many just want tax simplified.

It’s official: A cut in company tax will deliver little benefit at best

We’re considering a hugely expensive cut in the rate of company tax in the belief that this will cause the size of real GDP to grow. Modelling tells a different story.

  • Ross Gittins
Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are managing expectations of the roundtable.

Albanese can make roundtable work for him, no matter where he sits on it

The government needs to seize the opportunity given to it by the 8,553,231 Australians who voted for it. Doing so once before paid dividends for the ALP.

  • Shaun Carney

Productivity Commission wants our big mining companies to pay more ‘rent’

There are many companies and individuals earning “economic rent” that we can’t do much about. The commission sees this as a problem.

  • Ross Gittins
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese shies away from reforms as Treasury says company taxes are hurting wages

Business has been pushing for lower tax rates to help companies invest and compete. The federal Treasury agrees while warning the entire tax system is struggling.

  • Shane Wright
Turns out chasing dollars and putting profits above everything else is just bad business.

Big business quick to veto productivity tax reform

The Business Council of Australia is unsurprisingly playing spoiler to any attempt by the federal government to improve our taxation system. It’s another sign of big business’ resistance to radical change.

  • Ross Gittins
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Some of the nation’s biggest business organisations have slapped down a proposal to overhaul company taxes, saying they could drive up grocery prices.

Chalmers faces ‘Keating moment’ as business slams company tax plan

The Productivity Commission has proposed a world-first approach to company tax reform. Business says it will hurt consumers at the supermarket.

  • Shane Wright
The proposed cashflow tax would target multinationals that pay little tax in Australia.

Big cut in company tax would boost economy – but it comes with a sting

The Productivity Commission has proposed a revolutionary overhaul of the company tax system – something no other nation has implemented.

  • Shane Wright
We’re going to hear the results of lots of modelling exercises.

Roundtable warning: When they say ‘modelling’ grab your bulldust detector

We’re about to hear many worthies proposing we do more of this or that to improve the economy’s “productivity”.

  • Ross Gittins
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wants tax proposals that either leave the budget no worse off or lift overall revenue.

If you want tax cuts, find ways to raise more revenue: Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned those who want tax cuts that they have to find ways to improve the budget bottom line to fund them – but a GST change is unlikely to be one of the measures.

  • Shane Wright