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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 ...

Alternative income sources could benefit retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... fixed term at any time. Investors can also switch between imputation bond investment profiles without incurring capital gains tax penalties. "But it is important to understand that an imputation bond regular payment stream is not an ordinary type annuity ...

Treasury extends tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... financial services industry. In particular, many industry bodies have commented on the proposed changes to the 50% capital gains tax discount. Westpac recently said in its submission that "there may be a case to consider adjusting the existing CGT arrangements" ...

Cbus adds property, infrastructure investment options

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... enable members to transfer the options from super to pension without the need to sell down and with potential capital gains tax benefits. Cbus launched the Self Managed investment option in September 2014 for fund members who wished to take control in ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... existing tax system which we should safeguard for the future. The current dividend imputation system, and the capital gains tax regime and discount, play a vitally important role in supporting long-term capital investment across our economy," El-Ansary ...

New law to add clarity to business sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... proceed as part of the tax measure process. The proposed legislation would amend the income tax law to change the capital gains tax (CGT) treatment of the sale and purchases of businesses involving certain earnout rights. "When a buyer and seller cannot ...