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What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... flat superannuation tax penalises low income earners, implying that the door is open to review superannuation tax concessions for high income earners. This latest Inquiry lends weight to views that low cost vanilla employer default superannuation will ...

SMSFs breach asset rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... rate increasing from 15 to 46.5 per cent. As far as the ATO is concerned, super funds receive very attractive tax concessions and if they want to retain these benefits, they need to toe the line." The findings were from a study of more than 500 SMSFs ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... superannuation system was created to save pension expenditures, said Ingles. This inequity is why "superannuation tax concessions have been a bone of contention for the welfare sector." "The top five per cent of individuals accounting for 37 per cent ...

Clean tech sector continues to expand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... the sector received a boost from the US government's $700 billion Housing and Recovery Act package that provided tax concessions for wind energy, geothermal and biomass projects. In addition, he cited comments from Rajendra Pachuari, head of the Intergovernmental ...

SMSF trustees wise up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... being declared non-compliant," said Murden. "As far as the ATO is concerned, super funds receive very attractive tax concessions and if they want to retain these benefits, they need to toe the line."

Household wealth breaks through $5 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... indirectly showcases the major superannuation policy conundrum concerning national savings, namely whether the super tax concessions actually boost overall savings or just divert what was already going there anyway, known as the savings substitution ...

Green light on First Home Saver

... promise of addressing housing affordability when it established the 'First Home Saver Account' - a package of tax concessions and government contributions to help young Australians and low income earners buy their first home. "This is a modest long-term ...

A fresh take on deductible contributions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... means tested rules on eligibility for the Government co-contribution. Moreover the Government can ensure that the tax concessions are distributed fairly for all Australians, taking into consideration their various income levels, individual tax rates ...

Simpler Super needs tune-up: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... regards to the tax implications on death benefits from superannuation. Although the reforms included a cap on tax concessions on contributions, the report found the Government had not adequately addressed the financial demands of an individual throughout ...