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We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... their families and communities," McAllister said. The Labor Senator said there has been a national 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 ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
The focus of superannuation tax reform should be on improving fairness rather than introducing Capital Gains Tax changes that will reduce retirement income for all Australians, The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said. Commenting ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... to be arbitrarily and geographically constrained." Sokulsky also believes some protection from downside risk through tax reform would even the playing field and increase investment in innovation. "We need strong governments that can work together. Unfortunately ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... from its current 30%. The industry body also wants to see "lower, flatter, indexed" income tax rates. The FSC said its tax reform package is designed to "grow the economy and reverse Australia's collapsing competitiveness and flat productivity." Modelling ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... STEM, ICT and design. Lawson said there's a further need for Turnbull to implement structural reform, and in particular tax reform, because Australia doesn't really have a short-term fiscal problem "but it does have longer term fiscal challenges and ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has committed to doing more to reduce superannuation fees and improve after-fee returns for members even though super tax incentives are a cost to the government. As an approach to deliver super tax concessions that ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... to set clear aims for super comes at the ideal time before we recommence the Tax White Paper discussion on super and tax reform. Clearly defining super will also stop future thought bubbles that super is for housing, infrastructure or compulsory agriculture ...

Tax reform must not betray women

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
If federal government savings from adjustments to excessive tax concessions for high income earners are not directed at improving the superannuation gender gap "it will be a betrayal of the women of Australia." That is the view of not-for-profit group ...

Super tax back on Turnbull's agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... the table, but we have not settled on any specific formula." She added: "It is essential in the superannuation and tax reform that superannuation objectives are put into law. "The options where the taxation is made fairer during the accumulation phase ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said her fund members would not benefit from seeing a lift on the $30,000 tax cap for concessional superannuation contributions for women returning to work. It is a measure being considered by the federal government ...