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Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... government's move to address income tax bracket creep. The Labor front bencher said his party would support tax cut for small businesses from 28.5% down to 27.5% for businesses with turnover of less than $2 million per year but did not support the government's ...

Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Budget. From 1 July 2016 the small business tax rate will be lowered to 27.5% and the turnover threshold for small businesses will be increased from $2 million to $10 million. That threshold will increase from $10 million to $25 million in 2017-18, to ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... have put smaller banks out of business. "Washington's regulatory waterboarding is drowning community banks and small businesses," he told bankers gathered in Washington. "On behalf of every hardworking, struggling American - I will not rest until Dodd-Frank ...

SuperStream sees 70% of member contributions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... data we monitor. Most large and medium employers are now compliant with SuperStream and more than half of all small businesses are SuperStream ready ahead of the 30 June deadline." The ATO research also found that over 60% of employers surveyed were ...

ANZ cash profit up, net down

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... commodities boom," ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said. "We have seen very good performances in our retail and small businesses segments, however corporate borrowing demand remains subdued. The domestic credit environments were stable, although there ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... contributed largely to the sharp drop in the headline index last month. While the report showed that a net 27% of small businesses increased compensation in January (up from 22% in December), plans for further pay rises dropped to a net 15% last month ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... in having this reduced to two years is a great relief for our members, particularly those that own and operate small businesses." Finally, FPA chief executive Mark Rantall expressed his approval of the three-year transition period for reducing upfront ...

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... ratio by 50 bps to 17.5% for big banks (and another 50 bps for qualifying banks that support agriculture and small businesses) effective 24 October - still unconfirmed reports that the government, at its fifth plenum, is lowering its growth target from ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... reduced by 50 bps to 17.5% for big banks (and another 50 bps for qualifying banks that support agriculture and small businesses); and the ceiling on all bank deposit rates completely removed (whereas, previously it only allowed banks to offer depositors ...

AIST opposes SG charge reductions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... is aiming to reduce the harshness of the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC), claiming it is burdensome on small businesses. Submissions to the draft legislation closed on Friday and AIST executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes, said changes ...