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Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... household electronic goods. The ACCI also proposed other initiatives such as taxation compliance improvements and streamlining of CGT rates, but compared to fighting inflation these are most likely just secondary concerns in Canberra right now. The inflationary ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... super," he said. In a double whammy for investors, some of these investments may now be slapped with a capital gains tax (CGT) liability charge following the disposal of their investments. Investors who viewed the CGT as an opportunity cost back in June ...

Praemium wins UK platform deal

... UK Government's pre-budget report which revealed its plans to make legislative changes to its existing Capital Gains Tax (CGT) treatment. Initially, Cofunds will use Praemium's capital gains tax functionality in their V-Wrap with a view to use the rest ...

Look before you leap

... Investors looking to switch fund managers due to the market turmoil should look beyond performance tables and understand the CGT implications of moving their assets, according to finance expert Michael Hutton. Hutton, a financial planning partner with ...

Super choice Budget boost

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... roll-over protection following marriage breakdowns that allow spouses to transfer in-specie to another fund without incurring a CGT liability. Meanwhile, financial literacy spending has jumped dramatically with $6 million funding boost, and the Government ...

Brumbie: The only Budget numbers that matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... attending briefings tomorrow so experts can explain to us with their laser pointers on their Powerpoint slide screens how the CGT compression ratios have shifted three molecules to the left and that on 23 September 2008 some new rebate will morph into ...

Stone age funds up for reforms

... equivalent - on consent. However, there are always members who refuse to move to a newer product due to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) implications or various other reasons. But Pearce noted research that showed some members still refuse to move to a new fund ...

Govt sweetens tax on property trusts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... competitiveness. Dutton said the Federal Government would be amending tax laws pertaining to property trusts to provide a CGT roll-over for investors in a stapled group where a unit trust has been interposed between the stapled group and stapled entities. ...

CGT overshadows Simpler Super benefits: Centric

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... Wealth argues that while the new simpler super rules are a significant step forward, issues relating to capital gains tax (CGT) have been overlooked. Esler outlined what she considered the five main issues regarding super and CGT. Concerning CGT on payment ...

DIY funds tail the experts

... contributions can be reduced in an SMSF, and assets held within a fund until after retirement may not be subject to Capital Gains Tax (CGT)," he said. While Multiport's Mcllroy agreed with Buchan's view on the benefits of SMSFs, he said it is a misconception ...