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Government finds $2.9 billion from super tax

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
The realm of superannuation taxation has shifted with Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison announcing new measures that will deliver a net revenue boost of $2.9 billion over the next four years. After superannuation representative groups welcomed no new ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
The Federal Government has made several budget announcements around its reaffirmation of enshrining the objective of superannuation in law, including taxing the earnings of Transition to Retirement Income Streams. A joint statement from Treasurer Scott ...

Asia Funds Passport signed off

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... benefiting local investors and the economy overall. "The changes mean managed funds are now exempt from the out-dated taxation provisions that apply to trusts. New rules now apply for the tax treatment of the trust and unit holders in that trust, which ...

Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... results come ahead of the Turnbull government's crucial first budget, which is widely expected to call for changes to the taxation of superannuation. Chief among the findings was that 48% of respondents support Labor's plan to lower the upper limit for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Australia taxation revenue The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that Australia's total taxation revenue increased by 2.3% to A$445,965 million in fiscal year 2014/15 from A$435,892 million in 2013/14. Taxes on income - ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... of HELP debt through lower interest subsidies, and possibly in reduced doubtful debt. But the government will lose the taxation it would receive on superannuation funding earnings," he said. "Super for HELP also seems open to rorting, by salary sacrificing ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... principles including adequacy, sustainability, certainty and fairness. KPMG has also submitted its ideas around super taxation and calls for the review of all legislative impediments around the creation of innovative and comprehensive retirement income ...

Hunter Hall appoints non-executive director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Hunter Hall's longest serving employee having joined the firm in 1998. She has experience in finance, accounting, taxation, company secretarial and management functions. "Paula Ferrao, as deputy chief executive, brings to the role great management ...

Gender super gap widest for women at lower income levels

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
New data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows the retirement savings gender gap is highest for women who work part-time and are in the bottom two tax brackets. The gap in super savings is most severe for females on lower taxable incomes ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... women run the risk of producing inferior outcomes for women, and that is what I think has happened in some parts of our taxation and retirement systems. Just because our policies are gender blind, doesn't mean that they're gender neutral," McAllister ...