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ASIC budget cuts revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... falling to $339 million next year and then down to $332 million in 2018-19. Net capital investment in the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is forecast at $13 million this year but will fall by an average of $30 million per year over the subsequent three ...

Age Pension under the spotlight in tonight's budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... accountants as they devise ways of structuring finances to not be affected by changes in the rules." Michayluk noted that other taxation methods used in Canada and the United states do not tax assets contributed to or within retirement pools. Instead ...

FEATURE: Australia's other love affair

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... the past few months, especially following strong statements from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) showing concern that the funds' ability to borrow to buy property could be behind the increase in house prices. ...

Cbus faces serious industry problems with super payments

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... their Superannuation payment obligations. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of enforcement action by the Australian Taxation Office. Sponsoring organisations such as unions have a legitimate role in the process of pursuing arrears, but Cbus should ...

QIC extends partnership with Northern Trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... Australian institutional fund manager QIC recently appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody, fund accounting, taxation and associated services for its range of Australian fund products. The appointment follows Northern Trust's commitment to ...

SMSF trustees warned SuperStream deadline looms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... penalties of up to $3,400 will apply to those that don't meet the deadline. "According to figures from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), a sizeable percentage of SMSFs are not compliant yet," Slattery said. SMSFs receiving contributions from large ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... well as increased tax collections following interventions. It will include several government bodies: the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, Attorney-General's Department, Australian Transaction Reports ...

New law to add clarity to business sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... the business are linked to the future performance of the business assets," BDO tax Mark Molesworth said. "However, the taxation treatment that has been applied to these arrangements has been complex and has given rise to unfair outcomes for taxpayers," ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... Loane said. Industry super body ISA said it wants to see all political parties reach agreement on any changes to super taxation. The group also recalled a shelved Labor proposal designed to shield super from political meddling. "ISA supports the proposal ...

Hockey sounds tax alarm bells

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Following the release of the Tax Discussion Paper, Treasurer Joe Hockey has restated the dangers of an outdated taxation system. In a statement, he noted that Australia's current tax system was "built before the 1950s, before black-and-white televisions ...