More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals

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1. Wed, 30 September 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)14:19first to report
     More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals

     Almost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.

2. Thu, 1 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World06:16
     Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues

     ATO database names big companies – including Microsoft subsidiary and Netflix – that pay little corporate tax but notes there could be legitimate reasons Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Microsoft’s datacentre business and the Optus parent Singtel are among a string of major corporations generating billions of dollars in revenue in Australia while paying zero income tax. Well-known multinationals including...