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TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... chair and director, system policy design, legislation, governance, regulation and compliance, IT and administration, taxation, investment, audit, and HR will be invaluable," Sandy said. "As Australia navigates an increasingly complex set of economic ...

Government welcomes ATO family trust guidance

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... Sukkar also highlighted the significant decision handed down on April 6 by the High Court of Australia in Commissioner of Taxation v Carter. "The decision concerned the effect, under tax law, of a beneficiary 'disclaiming' a distribution from a trust," ...

Greater independence for TPB

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... regulation of tax practitioners," assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar said. "The government has secured the Commissioner of Taxation's agreement to delegate the power to appoint the TPB's chief executive to the TPB chair. This means decisions about the ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... reducing compliance and administration costs for consumers and super funds." The group also wants to see pay-as-you-go taxation made more accurate so low-income earners aren't unfairly penalised and get to realise more of their take home pay earlier. ...

Ashurst launches super offering, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... capability will build on the firm's existing offering to financial services clients, providing advice across regulation, taxation, insurance and corporate governance. Ashurst global co-head of finance, funds and restructuring Jamie Ng welcomed Charaneka ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... courts. From 1 April 2022, parties to family law proceedings can apply to the courts for information from the Australian Taxation Office about their former partner's super. Together with Women's Legal Service Victoria, Link Group and Australian Family ...

ATO underestimates SMSF performance: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... from the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association (SMSFA) and the University of Adelaide has found the Australian Taxation Office is increasingly underestimating the performance of SMSFs. The SMSFA and the University of Adelaide's International Centre ...

FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... administration of companies, financial markets, financial products and financial services, law, economics, accounting, taxation and credit activities and credit services," Hume said. "Financial advisers' misconduct will therefore be assessed and ...

Munro launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... Partners, and it is a structure that appeals to many investors. It offers diversification, liquidity and transparency, taxation advantages and lower costs."

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... afford a home they're comfortable in, Nash said. One constant theme among clients and advisers year in and year out is taxation. Australians recognise they're paying a lot of tax but also know there are opportunities to minimise the amount they ...