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GBST and super fund collaborate for tax relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... super reforms. Qantas Super will use GBST's TaxIntell solution to assist members in transitioning from the current tax system to the new regime, providing transparency and audit functionality in managing and calculating capital gains tax. Under the latest ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... taxpayer funded retirement, she said. The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) also strongly opposed "tweaking the tax system." The proposed changes will penalise investors who prefer high dividend-paying Australian shares where the 30% corporate ...

Asset test rules hurting retirement savings: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... outcomes for individuals and couples," Maroney said. The association agrees with the proposals of the Australia's Future Tax System Review, recommending that a single comprehensive means test is used to ensure that assets are fairly accounted for, he ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... in the audience, who is also a medium-sized business owner, pointed out that Australian investors under the franking tax system, were not benefiting from the tax cuts. A reduction in tax means a reduction in franking credits, while advantageous for foreign ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... Labor government's proposed crackdown on discretionary trusts is "short-sighted" and "anti-family" given the broader tax system isn't operating on a level playing field, an industry expert says. In response to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten proposing ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... the large baby boomer generation that is now retiring, but I think we do need a more equal treatment of income in the tax system," he said. While young Australians were the key focus, the big divide between men and women in retirement is also causing ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... the government will respond to concerns raised by the industry around the Investment Manager Regime (IMR) and the new tax system for managed investment trusts (MITs), both of which have created concerns about the taxation of foreign investors. "The Government ...

Super clarity presents adviser opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... remains fundamentally attractive, consultant Rice Warner says. While the changes are some of the biggest to the super tax system in the last decade they present an opportunity for financial advisers to help clients navigate their way to achieving goals. ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... conversation about tax reform but "what we haven't heard is a gender analysis of these ideas." She added the current tax system penalises women when they go back to work after having children because families lose the Family Tax Benefits when women go ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... taxation arrangements on superannuation since 1983, demonstrating the different treatment that super receives in the tax system compared to other forms of tax concessions. "Capital gains, negative gearing, company tax, and family trust tax concessions ...