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ATO on phoenix watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
The Australian Taxation Office is continuing its crackdown on illegal phoenix activity, including unpaid superannuation, following the recent execution of six search warrants on the Gold Coast. The ATO said the six warrants were executed through the ...

ATO resource targets illegal pension schemes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a new initiative aimed at educating advisers and pre-retirees about the potential pitfalls of retirement planning schemes. Super Scheme Smart - which forms part of the ATO's broader focus on tax avoidance ...

ATO extends SuperStream deadline

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will provide "compliance flexibility" to small businesses who have not implemented SuperStream ahead of the 30 June deadline. Small businesses will now have until 28 October 2016 to ensure they are ...

SMSFs granted ATO extension over LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said the seven month extension to 31 January 2017 shows the Australian Taxation Office is listening to the SMSF sector's concerns "as well as reinforcing why we believe it is the right regulator for our part ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows the retirement savings gender gap is highest for women who work part-time and are in the bottom two tax brackets. The gap in super savings is most severe for females on lower taxable incomes ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... acting as they should do. In a panel session at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) commissioner Chris Jordan and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Greg Tanzer said ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... super funds and $590 billion in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) which are regulated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). About $130 billion comprised exempt public sector superannuation schemes. SMSFs and small APRA funds accounted for ...

Death tax would save budget billions: Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... billion in revenue for the government and see about $100 million go towards charities. The Council said Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures suggest about 25,000 Australian families hold assets above $10 million. If 4% of those families paid 35% ...

Minimum withdrawal rates act as default: CSIRO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... project leader Andrew Reeson said the latest research mainly comes from anonymous data provided by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and focuses around how people are behaving in the drawdown phase of super. "What we're seeing, which has surprised ...

Media Super reinvests in Australian cinema

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... of the project, which is 40% for films and 20% for TV. Much, if not all, of that tax rebate from the Australian Taxation Office is needed during development and filming though, so Fulcrum is able to lend up to that amount to the producers of a film or ...