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Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025

... million a year from the super tax windfall to strengthen retirement for low-income workers. "The Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO) has been frozen since it was introduced 13 years ago, effectively cutting the super tax benefit for some of the nation's ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025

... administrative and compliance" hurdles to claim them. Separately, AustralianSuper said that the low-income superannuation tax offset (LISTO), which compensates low-income individuals for the tax their super fund pays on concessional contributions, is ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024

... adequate income; better support for women retiring now; fair, equitable and sustainable system - starting with aligning the LISTO to income tax thresholds and indexing it; value and share care work; and equal outcomes for First Nations Peoples. Kowalczyk ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024

... recommended that $750 million of the revenue generated be allocated to increase the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO) threshold from $37,000 to $45,000, as well as raising the maximum payment from $500 to $700. It said this change is projected ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024

... there's still more that can and should be done. ASFA, Super Members Council and HESTA said the Low-Income Super Tax Offset (LISTO) should be updated to reflect current tax and super settings. "Firstly, that they increase the maximum income eligibility ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024

... childcare is a significant contributing factor to the problem." Secondly, increasing the low-income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) so that workers earning up to $45,000 receive a full tax refund on their super guarantee (SG) contributions can boost ...

Super funds lobby for super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023

... inequalities in superannuation that disproportionately punish women financially. The Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO) is a superannuation payment for workers on low incomes to ensure that they are not the only Australians paying more tax ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023

... measure to address some of the other inequities in the system, such as increasing the low-income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) ceiling to $45,000 a year to ensure low-income workers are not paying more tax on their super than on their wages." Similarly ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023

... for women, the government can pay the super guarantee on paid parental leave and increase the low income super tax offset (LISTO). "Paying the super guarantee on paid parental leave, the same way as we do on wages, is one of the ways we can reduce the ...

Mercer proposes superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023

... Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions on government-paid parental leave, extending the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO), reducing the Division 293 tax threshold for high income earners, introducing a maximum super benefit ($3.4 million) ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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