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Funds passport 'doomed to fail' without tax reform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The Asia Region Funds Passport is "doomed to fail" unless the government changes taxation law to favour Asian investors in Australia, according to BNP Paribas Security Services managing director Peter Baker. While the funds passport initiative is good ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... concessions for superannuation contributions favours high income earners the new system would more closely reflect the existing taxation rates applicable at each income level."

Could government issue its own annuities?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... annuities. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos, for example, said: "Creating a more favourable environment, and removing the taxation arbitrage that exists between different types of products will deliver the product innovation and choice required to ...

TPB releases tax advice definition in YouTube video

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... broader advice process and it refers to "liabilities, obligations or entitlements that arise, or could arise, under a taxation law," he said, adding that tax advice "is reasonably expected to be relied upon by the client for tax purposes." Communicating ...

SMSFs need no more regulation: Treasury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... framework. This position should be maintained," the submission argued. Treasury supported the continued role of the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) in ensuring the sector complies with tax law. Read all Financial Standard coverage of the Murray inquiry ...

IPA joins calls for LISC reintroduction

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... Income Superannuation Contributions (LISC) to ensure that low income earners are not disadvantaged. As a result of recent taxation changes those earning less than the tax free threshold of $18,200 will now pay more tax inside superannuation than outside. ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... tipping point at which SMSFs costs match those of pooled superannuation funds. However, Rainmaker analysis of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) performance data suggests that there is a significant scale effect associated with fund returns which means ...

Thinktank launches LRBA loan service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... recent years, with opponents arguing they were fuelling a property bubble. However, statistics released by the Australian Taxation Office in January suggested these fears were overblown.

ATO takes over SME super clearing house

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken over responsibility from the Department of Human Services for the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. This move is part of the government's commitment to streamline processes and it believes the ...

ATO issues warning ahead of tax haven crackdown

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is urging all taxpayers with offshore assets to declare their interests, ahead of a global crackdown on international tax havens. The ATO's offshore voluntary disclosure initiative, 'Project DO IT: disclose offshore ...