Inquiry into the Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007
Information about the Inquiry
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On 29 March 2007, the Senate referred the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007 to the Committee for report by 30 April 2007.
This bill is an omnibus bill that implements in 7 Schedules changes to Australia's taxation system in the following areas:
- depreciation treatment of mining rights;
- taxation of boating activities;
- certain expenditure on research and development activities;
- donation of listed shares to deductible gift recipients (DGRs);
- DGR list;
- deductions for contributions relating to fund-raising events; and
- venture capital regime.
The bill also makes various technical amendments and corrections.
The Committee invites written submissions which should be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
The closing date for submissions is Friday, 13 April 2007.
The Committee requests that where possible, submissions should also be provided by email to economics.sen@aph.gov.au, preferably as MS Word or RTF format documents. Notes to assist in preparing submissions are available from the website https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm or telephone the Secretariat on 02 6277 3540, fax: 02 6277 5719, or e-mail at the above address.
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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia