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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 ...

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... approached by clients - mainly self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees - willing to invest in property through negative gearing. "We just don't think that's the best structure to invest in property," Philpot said, and added that "negative gearing is ...

Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... that's a big hole we've got to make up in terms of our growth rate looking forward, at a time when we're getting a big negative income shock. "One thing that surprised me is even in the MYEFO statement that was released late last year, the government's ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... budget, the Prime Minister and Assistant Treasurer have said there will be no changes to tax policy regarding negative gearing or superannuation. On speculation that the government might act to limit negative gearing on residential property investment ...