Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No. 5) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: reduce the methods for calculating work-related car expense deductions to include the logbook method and the cents per kilometre method; and provide for a single rate for the calculation of the cents per kilometre method to be determined by the Commissioner of Taxation; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to restrict the application of the Zone Tax Offset to people whose usual place of residence is within a zone or a prescribed area within a zone; Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1936 to limit the concessional treatment of salary packaged entertainment benefits; Taxation Administration Act 1953 to create a new reporting regime which requires third parties to report to the commissioner on certain transactions which could reasonably be expected to have tax consequences for other entities; and Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Tax Agent Services Act 2009 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 15 Oct 2015
Second reading moved 15 Oct 2015
Second reading debate 23 Nov 2015
Second reading agreed to 23 Nov 2015
Third reading agreed to 23 Nov 2015
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 24 Nov 2015
Second reading moved 24 Nov 2015
Second reading debate 25 Nov 2015
Second reading agreed to 25 Nov 2015
Third reading agreed to 25 Nov 2015
Finally passed both Houses 25 Nov 2015
Assent
  • Act no: 162
  • Year: 2015
30 Nov 2015

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

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  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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