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$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... tax last week may well see the measure abandoned. The Division 296 tax could be shelved until after the next federal election, missing out on the opportunity to pass during the final parliamentary sitting of the year. Neo Super head of SMSF technical ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... house last month, was on its way to the Senate only to be reported that it could be shelved until after the next federal election. "It appears the government has come to the realisation that they don't have the support of the Senate cross bench to ...

$3m super tax faces uncertain future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... superannuation tax, which was expected to come into effect 1 July 2025, could be shelved until after the next federal election. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the proposed tax is "deeply flawed" and would come with many unintended consequences. ...

Swan tells Bragg he won't front parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... Swan." Bragg has been questioning the relationship between Swan and Chalmers since the Labor government won the Federal election in 2022.

Trump tariffs cause for concern among Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
Former and now incoming US President Donald Trump secured his victory in the US federal election, and with concerns over his proposed tariffs, Australian investors may feel the brunt of his policies. The main concern for Australian investors now is ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... Australians will face a chain reaction of financial uncertainty over generations if DBFO isn't legislated by the next federal election. The first tranche of the bill passed the parliament in July. "Doing nothing won't just hurt today. It'll set in motion ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... was disappointed to see the superannuation system being treated as a "political football" in the lead-up to the Federal election, slamming its portrayal as a "silver bullet solution" to a complex housing crisis. "After having this proposal soundly rejected ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... the PPL scheme will include superannuation guarantee contributions from next year, but only if it wins the next federal election in 2025. According to Larissa Waters, the leader of the Greens in the senate and spokesperson on women, it's outrageous to ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... government alongside parental leave payments, effective 1 July 2025. That is, if Labor is successful at the next federal election, expected to take place in May next year. The measure is expected to benefit 180,000 families annually. While available ...

What's missing for advisers: Atchison Consultants

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... benchmark to measure the performance of debt markets like using the election result of Queensland to call the Federal election.