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Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... by the Abbott government, this new scheme will operate very differently as it will be administered by the Australian Taxation Office which will determine the amount of contributions that can be released. To facilitate this, the ATO will instruct superannuation ...

What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... from 2016. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes the "double taxation" on said purchases. There are also provisions for newer entrants into the banking industry. The major banks will be slugged ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... industry. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes the "double taxation" on said purchases. Crowdsourced equity funding (CSEF) will also receive a boost, providing additional sources of capital to ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... growing $10 billion and the $4 billion increase in annual superannuation fund taxes. This will be supplemented by non-taxation dividend revenue growing from $29 billion in 2016-17 to $37 billion by 2020-21 and a range of new levies that are expected ...

Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Australia's most respected and renowned economic commentators, Saul Eslake, takes a look back at the last 25 years of terrible taxation policy. The decision to reduce the tax rate for small businesses to 27.5% - Turnbull/Morrison, 2016 As part of the ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Australia Taxation Office has hit back at claims by the Senate economics committee that its "inadequate" approach to policing superannuation guarantee payments has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance. In a press release issued yesterday ...

Unlicensed financial services' provider convicted

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... deal only with licensed representatives. ASIC's investigation arose from an intelligence report lodged by the Australian Taxation Office which raised concerns about Ross' conduct.

Victorian DB liabilities hit $44bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... liabilities. In 2021 this ratio is expected to fall to 27%. Illustrating the significance of these amounts, total state taxation revenue which accounts for 30% of Victorian state revenue in 2017-18 is estimated to be $21.8 billion, meaning a full year ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... in history," Maddock said. CEDA also recommends that the Productivity Commission examine the impact of the Australian taxation system on outbound investments. "There have been conflicting views on whether the Australian taxation system is biased against ...

Countplus chair steps down after 11 years

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... Kellerman said. "Add to this the ongoing convergence of professional financial advice with traditional accounting and taxation services, and the pre-requisites for growth of the Countplus collaborative partnership model are clear."