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Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... budget was released. Government sources told Fairfax that Abbott is not planning to make changes to superannuation tax concessions this term or during the next one if the Coalition is reelected. However, the budget papers showed that the cost of super ...

Superannuation tax concessions unsustainable: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... coalition's decision to leave super alone. In a recent radio interview with ABC, Bowen labeled current superannuation tax concessions "unsustainable" and that Labor's response to the 2015 budget was "being realistic". "We're talking about some of the ...

No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... recovery guidelines are applied in raising supervisory levies," he said. The budget papers show the cost of super tax concessions is expected to rise to more than $50 billion by 2018-19, A and Garcia said AIST's submission to the Tax Review would be ...

Govt should support pensioner reverse mortgage access: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... featuring a 10 year old girl and former Reserve Bank Governer Bernie Fraser explaining why the superannuation tax concessions should be retargeted.

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... explicitly endorsing it, Industry Super Australia said in a statement that it "responds to the need to put super tax concessions on a fairer and more sustainable footing" and "reflects the reality that tax concessions on earnings for retirees are growing ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... million. While ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has cautiously welcomed the ALP policy initiative, she warned that "Tax concessions in superannuation need to be viewed in the context of other investments and the impact that the change will have on ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Fairfax Media that the government has also ruled out changes to superannuation tax concessions. While Frydenberg made no claim to be speaking officially on behalf of the Prime Minister or Treasurer Joe Hockey, Frydenberg's ...

$1m in super not enough: Cooper

MARK SMITH AND AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... says a million dollars is always seen as a nice round figure in debates such as the present one surrounding super tax concessions. But using the current 10-year bond rate of 2.3% as the basis of the analysis he found that $1 million would give you a ...

Tax debate highlights need for investments outside super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The questions raised about tax concessions for superannuation balances in Treasurer Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper highlight the growing need for alternative investment options outside super, according to Centuria Life general manager Neil Rogan. ...

Changes to super tax needed: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees believes changes need to be made to ensure tax concessions for super fund members and retirees are both fair and sustainable for all Australians. AIST will submit to the federal government's Tax Discussion ...