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Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... allowed to pay additional contributions for female employees; and removal of the $450-a-month threshold for which super guarantee (SG) contributions do not need to be paid. Among several measures for 2016, the firm would like to see the federal government ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... superannuation industry have railed against speculation the government is considering freezing scheduled increases to the super guarantee (SG). The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the move would not only reduce retirement ...

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... modeled rebate levels at 10, 15 and 20%, with the lower options showing an expected increase in tax receipts if the super guarantee continued its path to increase to 12% on 1 July 2021. The modeling also assessed the impact the three changes to concessional ...

Super non-compliance to cost $44 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... met." Cbus found that in 2013, roughly $2.6 billion was lost to super accounts as a result of non-compliance with super guarantee laws; it added that this amount was growing by 5% per annum. The $2.6 billion comprised 4.4% of total guarantee contributions. ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... Carnell said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office. ASFA has said the non-payment ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... economic security of women in retirement has been told the federal government's first priority should be including super guarantee contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and the Financial Planning Association ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... would also reaffirm the Funds' long-held advocacy for the removal of the $450 monthly super threshold for employer super guarantee (SG) contributions. "Women working in health and community services can often be employed in more than one part-time role ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... breaches of SG obligations and to pursue required payments by employers." ASFA believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO).

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... Low Income Super Contribution which largely benefitted women, and the freeze in the scheduled increase of the super guarantee.