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FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... afford it," Ripoll said. He added that "when the right standards are in place and we can guarantee the integrity of the tax system, then it will be the right time to implement tax-deductible advice. "But the biggest problem at the moment is that the ...

New MIT tax rules tweaked following consultation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Government has made two further changes to the proposed new tax system for managed investment trusts (MITs) following industry consultation. One change addresses concerns that the proposed tax treatment of the under or over attribution of net income ...

Finance to fill export gap as mining boom sags

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... government in developing relationships, coordinating and branding the industry's approach to Asia and in making our tax system competitive in the region," Brogden said. The number one concern for CEOs was "regulatory overload", followed by "a persistent ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... decision that affirmed the Commissioner's decision to impose a 93% tax rate on an excess concessional contribution. "A tax system that applies a 93% tax on individuals, who, in the main have made an innocent mistake, is not a system that could be considered ...

Politicians move 'super' goal posts at their peril

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... come into play. "All in all, it is difficult to see any Government making substantial changes to the superannuation tax system although we can expect to see changes around edges," he said. Some of the small changes he forecasts are removing the little-used ...

Super tax concessions not overly generous: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Against the backdrop of intense political debate, Mercer has released research which it states proves Australians do not receive unfair tax advantages through superannuation. Today Mercer said that its research "defused" the hotly debated idea that ...

New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Qantas Super will change how it manages equities with an after-tax reporting system for managers developed with Seattle-based firm Parametric. Chief investment officer Andrew Spence said the new system was the latest step in a range of solutions aimed ...

Shorten defends low-income super contribution

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Amid speculation that some parts of the super tax system may be called on to fund recent health and education projects, Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has declared the rebate for low-income earners safe. The Labor scheme, announced in ...

Greens propose scaled super contribs tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... more than $10 billion over four years. "With a sensible approach to superannuation tax concessions, we can make the tax system fairer and help people who are less well-off to save for retirement," said Senator Milne. Rainmaker estimates that superannuation ...

Trust tax reform can be split

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... same time as the modernisation of the taxation of trust income reforms. "The Government has decided to develop the new tax system for MITs alongside the reforms to Division 6 [Income Tax Assessment Act 1936]," Bradbury said. "It makes sense to progress ...