Government closes super loophole

BY EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017 12:36PM

A loophole which allowed some superannuants to reduce taxation obligations on their superannuation income stream by electing to treat income as a series of lump sum payments has been closed by the Federal Government.

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