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US tariffs 2025: Impact on Australian exports, trade strategy & customs review insights.

In this episode of The Remarkables, we sit down with Debbie Sykes – Partnerships Lead a Delta Therapy Dogs. Throughout this chat, she speaks about how Delta Therapy Dogs started, positive stories that have stayed with her and what’s next for the organisation.

Accounting standards issued but not yet effective for 30 June 2025.

This TA Alert incorporates all the relevant pronouncements and developments as at 17 July 2025.

Mandatory sustainability reporting under AASB S2 will apply to Australian property and corporate entities meeting size thresholds from 2025, requiring disclosure of climate-related risks, emissions, and transition strategies. Early preparation is essential for compliance and to create long-term value.

The High Court of Australia has dismissed the Tax Commissioner’s (“the Commissioner”) appeals in FCT v PepsiCo, Inc [2025] HCA 30 (“PepsiCo”), ruling that payments made by Schweppes Australia to PepsiCo’s Australian subsidiary for concentrate did not constitute royalties, and that PepsiCo and Stokely‑Van Camp were not liable for royalty withholding tax or diverted profits tax for the 2018 and 2019 income years.

The ATO has released the registration form to be completed by your ultimate parent entity relating to the Public Country-by-Country Reporting (“Public CbCR”) regime which is now in effect.

The Federal Court decision in Morton v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCA 336 (“the Morton case”) provides key guidance on the tax treatment of proceeds derived from land development arrangements. This is particularly relevant to landowners considering development partnerships with third-party developers.

APRA’s latest reforms are designed to make its banking framework more proportionate, supporting a more competitive banking environment and fostering innovation. For smaller and medium-sized banks, this could mean reduced compliance pressures and more scope to focus on customers and growth.

The ATO’s draft guidance PCG 2025/D4 tightens the rules on when cross-border software payments are treated as royalties and subject to withholding tax. Businesses paying offshore software providers will need to review their arrangements against the new risk framework to avoid increased scrutiny and compliance risks.

The recent launch of Version 1 of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (ASFT) by the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), in partnership with the Commonwealth Treasury, marks a significant milestone in the Treasury’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap.

The ATO’s GSTD 2025/1 clarifies the GST treatment of prepared meals following the Simplot case. Learn how the new four-step test and transitional compliance approach affect food suppliers.