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Treasury invites submissions to draft MIT tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... investor statements; deemed fixed trust treatment under the income tax law; upwards cost base adjustments to address double taxation; and legislative certainty about the treatment of tax deferred distributions. Submissions can be made until Thursday ...

Digital currency continues to be monitored: RBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... Inquiry." The RBA noted digital currencies have the potential to raise more immediate concerns over issues relating to taxation, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules and consumer protection.

Seniors weigh in on super tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... encouraged that politicians and the broader community are realising the importance and inter-relation of superannuation, taxation, and age pension policies. COTA chief executive Ian Yates recently said the policies need to be reviewed collectively if ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... federal government's Tax discussion paper this week. Vamos said there is growing bipartisan support for changes to the taxation of high balances, and ASFA is pleased to see it being considered as part of the tax discussion paper process. By analysing ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... FSC chief executive Sally Loane supported one of the paper's key arguments - that Australia is too reliant on income taxation as a source of revenue. "It is no longer viable to rely so heavily on personal and corporate income tax to foot the bill for ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... continue to rise due to the progressivity of the current income tax system. Crucially, the paper opens discussion on taxation on savings vehicles, including superannuation - something the Government denied it would change during its current term. Arguing ...

AMP practice to pay $10,200 penalty

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... industry superannuation funds will experience payout difficulties. It also found that the article misrepresented the taxation implications of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) compared to major retail and industry superannuation funds, by giving ...

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No.7) Bill will make the "taxation of excess after-tax superannuation contributions fairer". Under the former regime, taxpayers could pay up to 94% on excess ...

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... savings via an income stream." Similarly, Challenger chief executive Brian Benari said that "we need to urgently level the taxation playing field to allow the introduction of deferred lifetime annuities, which will come at no cost to revenue, and has ...

HLB Mann Judd launches Asia-focused business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... range of services including business and property acquisitions, asset management, migration and wealth management, and taxation, compliance and audit. The company has also appointed a head of Korea practice to focus on opportunities HLB Mann Judd is ...