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SG amnesty deadline nears

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
The ATO this week has put Australian businesses on notice, as the amnesty allowing employers to disclose and reimburse previously unpaid superannuation - dating back to 1 July 1992 - fast approaches its closing date. To take up the amnesty, employers ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... of global uncertainty and significant challenges for the fans and the club." The deal previously came under scrutiny by Amnesty International alleging Saudi Arabia's PIF, backed by crown price Mohammed bin Salman, was "sportswashing" its abysmal human ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
The government's superannuation guarantee amnesty bill was waved through the Senate yesterday, almost two full years after it was first introduced to the parliament. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019 yesterday ...

Superannuation bills on hold

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... Laws Amendment (2018 Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2018 This Bill included the 12-month superannuation guarantee amnesty for non-compliant employers. It aims to encourage employers to voluntarily disclose historical SG non-compliance and pay employees' ...

Farmers should urgently access super: Advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... super hardship policy. Certified Financial Planners Julie Matheson and Peter Roan are proposing for an urgent six month amnesty on superannuation hardship rules as they fear the Government's relief package may not reach the farmers in time. "Accessing ...

Unpaid super reaches $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... taken policy-makers far too long to get on top of it," Linden said. Most recently the Government introduced a 12-month amnesty for employers to "wipe the slate clean" over the underpayment of the superannuation guarantee (SG). The Government's new ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... late payment penalties from the Government, according to legislation introduced in the Parliament today. The "once off" amnesty doesn't let the underpaying employers completely off the hook - they still must pay the high rate of nominal interest ...

Super reforms to hurt retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... concessions to retirees selling down their homes. "If we go back to when people could put $1 million into super in one hit, that amnesty period, people downsized," she said. "But now that's over, they're not downsizing because they can't put the net ...

ATO considering tax haven reprieve

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... changes to the system. Bowen laid down a challenge to the Coalition yesterday to support its new proposal for a five year amnesty on any government making significant changes to the system with an extra proposal that future changes would only be implemented ...