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• First Home Saver Accounts Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill: establishes and governs the operation of First Home Saver Accounts; provides for the payment of Government contributions of 17 per cent on the first $5,000 of personal contributions made into an account each year; and provides for the prudential regulation of account providers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes the First Home Saver Accounts misuse tax to be payable on any gain made by an account holder from the improper use of a First Home Saver Account. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Responds to the High Court decision in

  British American Tobacco v Western Australia

  by amending the

  Judiciary Act 1903

  to provide that nothing in the Act prevents state and territory laws related to the recovery of invalid state and territory taxes from applying in federal jurisdiction in proceedings for the recovery of a tax or an amount paid in connection with a tax invalidly imposed by a law of a state or territory. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Law Officers Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Law Officers Act 1964

  and

  Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

  to enable Solicitors-General to access long service leave entitlements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

  to increase the rate of passenger movement charge to $47 from 1 July 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008

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  Date

  28 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends 14 Acts in relation to Commonwealth civilian and military (defined benefit) superannuation schemes, parliamentary, judicial and statutory legal officer pension schemes and the Governor-General’s pension scheme to ensure that same-sex partners and their children are able to access reversionary superannuation benefits upon the death of a scheme member and in related taxation treatment of superannuation benefits. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2008

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  Date

  27 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  to remove the fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption for food and drink provided as part of a salary sacrifice arrangement;

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to restrict FBT exemptions for certain work-related items;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  in relation to the tax treatment of employee share scheme arrangements; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase to four years the period over which depreciable in-house software can be written off for tax purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2008

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  Date

  27 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999

  and

  Medicare Levy Act 1986

  to increase the Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge low income threshold amounts for individuals, families and pensioners below age pension age and increase the phase-in limits as a result of the increased threshold amounts, from the 2007-08 financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs) Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  26 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to increase the luxury car tax rate from 1 July 2008, the bill amends the

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999

  to impose a 33 per cent tax rate on taxable supplies and imported luxury cars, calculated on the value that exceeds the luxury car tax threshold, to the extent that it is a duty of customs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  26 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to increase the luxury car tax rate from 1 July 2008, the bill amends the

  A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Act 1999

  to impose a 33 per cent tax rate on taxable supplies and imported luxury cars, calculated on the value that exceeds the luxury car tax threshold, to the extent that it is a duty of excise. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum