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Align with super's purpose, not politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... Do you have higher growth assets sitting inside a pension account because that's where we're going to have no capital gains tax to pay." He said a misconception people talk about is that their superannuation has performed well or performed badly over ...

Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... million in 2019-20. The current $2 million turnover threshold will be retained for access to the small business capital gains tax concessions, while unincorporated small business tax discount will be increased to 8% and the threshold extended from a ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... structurally deficit position throughout the whole forecast period." The company also recommends reducing the capital gains tax discount on super from one-third to one-quarter, introducing a rule which crystallises unrealised gains at conversion from ...

Super flagged to repair Australia's budget

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... 15% discount that would generate $6.9 billion in government revenue. This would be supplemented by halving the capital gains tax discount, halving the fuel tax credit scheme, and raising taxes on luxury cars, alcohol and tobacco by 15% - all of which ...

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 ...

MYEFO writes down billions in super fund taxes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... across the forward estimates. MYEFO said super fund tax write downs were largely owing to weaker forecasts in capital gains tax and higher than expected losses relating to foreign exchange movements. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison and Finance Minister ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... be for the government to adopt, without further delay, the Board of Taxation's 2011 recommendation to provide capital gains tax (CGT) treatment for all domestic investors in Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (VCLPs)," an AVCAL statement said. Fintech ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... offering a 20% income tax offset on investments in innovative businesses, as well as a 10 year exemption on capital gains tax on those investments. First State Super chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner said the fund is increasingly mindful of ...

OneVue launches new advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... to examine investments within both individual clients' portfolios and family groups in aggregate, real-time capital gains tax reporting, SMSF member balance reporting and customisable watchlists across different asset classes. On the client side, advisers ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... system is fair or future ready," Hockey said. Hockey said views were mixed when it came to negative gearing and capital gains tax, but there appears "strong support for the retention of our system of dividend imputation." The Treasurer said in 2012 ...