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Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... respondents disagreed with last year's budget decision to raise the Age Pension eligibility age from 67 to 70. As negative gearing looks set to become a major election issue, respondents were evenly split 41-41 (with 18% neutral) for and against Labor's ...

Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... days. "Our tax policy on super was put out in April last year. Fundamentally people know where we stand on super, negative gearing and capital gains and I think people find that refreshing," Chalmers said. He said if you were to design a superannuation ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... different treatment that super receives in the tax system compared to other forms of tax concessions. "Capital gains, negative gearing, company tax, and family trust tax concessions have remained completely untouched or become more generous in the last ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... need to drawdown on income, that period is very sensitive." The Treasurer also all but ruled out any changes to negative gearing, despite rumours in the media that the tax break was up for grabs. "There are excesses in the negative gearing scheme and ...

SMSFs to remain popular despite political uncertainty

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... still surprises me that people are far more willing to invest in property in order to access the benefits of negative gearing and receive a tax deduction, when often they would receive a larger tax deduction if they considered either salary sacrificing ...

Deloitte super plan could save budget $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... are presented in Deloitte's latest Mythbusting tax reform series. The new edition released today covers super, negative gearing and capital gains issues.

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... the discussion paper was released, statements from the former administration effectively ruled out changes to negative gearing, capital gains and superannuation. It immediately became much harder for the government to sustain a credible reform discussion ...

Australians making more money from investing than working

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... picture also explains why responding to income inequality simply through tax measures such as adjustments to negative gearing is likely to be ineffective.

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... existing taxation system is fair or future ready," Hockey said. Hockey said views were mixed when it came to negative gearing and capital gains tax, but there appears "strong support for the retention of our system of dividend imputation." The Treasurer ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... tax rates anyway.A Further, taxpayers would simply seek other ways of minimising their tax, possibly through negative gearing of property or shares," Rice said. He said the myth that franking credits are defunct doesn't hold true for retirees who are ...