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Trans-Tasman tax changes implemented under CER agreement

Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, has committed the government to trans-Tasman triangular tax reform, exchanging formal letters with Jim Anderton, the New Zealand Minister for Economic Development. Triangular taxation ...

Inaugural Inspector General of Taxation appointed for five-year term

... advice to Government on problems in the administration of the taxation system. The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan welcomed the appointment of Mr Vos to this newly created position. Senator Coonan said Mr Vos' practical ...

Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

... substantial) and automatic consolidation of accounts. Senator Sherry also pushed forth the point by saying that the assistant treasurer Senator Helen Coonan had ruled out banning entry and exit fees despite their high costs, and also said that her suggestion ...

ASFA describes Coonan's actions as "high-handed"

... of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Last night Senator Helen Coonan, the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, took the extraordinary step of gazetting regulations on portability in Parliament last night, as the Senate Select Committee ...

Coonan calls on Democrats to accept super reform

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has said the Government remains committed to the superannuation issue, despite the Senate's rejection of the proposed reduction in the superannuation surcharge. "Both the surcharge reduction ...

Government releases draft legislation on asset financing tax reform

... technical comment, following intensive consultation with relevant key stakeholders, the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has announced. "The Government considers that the policy framework set out in the exposure draft ...

ALP offers no suitable alternative on super bill: Coonan

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has called the ALP's rejection of the Federal Government's superannuation surcharge legislation a "cynical stance by a party that has no comparable package of policies on offer". This ...

Superannuation bill rejected by Labor

... was supported by the Australian Democrats, Australian Greens, One Nation and independent senator Meg Lees. Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan rejected claims the measure was a tax cut for the rich. "Higher income earners will still be paying significantly ...

Government approves Productivity Commission's super reviews

... Productivity Commission's review of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan has announced. "The Government has agreed to a number of the Productivity Commission's recommendations ...

Departing residents increasingly accessing their superannuation: Senator Coonan

Senator Helen Coonan, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue, has said more that 13,000 temporary residents per week are seeking the prompt return of superannuation deducted from Australian wages are flocking to the new Australian Tax Office (ATO) ...