The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, has announced that the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between Australia and Bermuda came into force on 20 September 2007.
The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, announced on
12 October 2007 that the Government will amend the tax consolidation regime legislation.
As part of its offensive against offshore tax havens (receiving up to $5.3 billion a year in funds from Australia), the Australian Taxation Office has put through an appeal to tax agents to dob in scheme promoters and clients with undeclared overseas income.
When a taxpayer acquires an asset from another person, there is generally no requirement for the 'vendor' to pass on any information about the asset to the acquirer.
The Treasurer, Peter Costello, has launched what he describes as 'œa long-term initiative to cut red tape confronting business when reporting to government.'