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Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... increase data availability and access to facilitate new products and better consumer outcomes; and addressing the 'double GST' treatment of digital currencies such as bitcoin. Morrison said Treasury is working closely with the government's new fintech ...

Perennial proposes Century restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... shareholders." A new management agreement was also proposed, with a base investment management fee of 0.75% per annum plus GST on the first $150 million in funds under management, and 0.7% per annum plus GST on anything above. Century and Perennial would ...

Death tax would save budget billions: Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... death tax." The Council believes death or inheritance taxes or estate duties are a fairer tax hit than an increase in the GST. "It encourages the super rich to give back to the community. We are highlighting that all donations and bequests to charities ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... commissioned by the FSC and conducted by KPMG shows that these cuts can be fully funded by increasing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to 15% and will at the same time offer Australia a wide range of economic benefits, including a 3.7% increase in investment ...

FSC slams insurance duty "boondoggle"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... be characterised by a company tax rate closer to 20%, lower income taxes, sweeping away stamp duties and a broader, higher GST," he concluded.

BGL and CoreLogic release desktop SMSF property tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... CoreLogic's Property Services Hub available directly in Simple Fund." The service is available to BGL clients for $350 plus GST.

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... Former Prime Minister John Howard knew this when he went to the 1998 election to seek a mandate for the introduction of the GST. This TWP discussion paper itself was a strong contribution to the debate as it contained all of the major issues. It was ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... raising capacity at the federal level, vertical fiscal imbalance is higher in Australia than in other federations. As for the GST, Hockey said no change will be considered without the unanimous agreement of state and territory governments and bipartisan ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... proposals including a 22% company tax rate by 2020; lower personal income taxes; abolition of state stamp duties; and a higher GST. FSC director of policy, Andrew Bragg, said Australia's heavy reliance on company and personal taxation must come to an ...

Risk reforms ignore key adviser concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... commission, if you can call it that, to actually securitise." Swanson did note, though, that the reform package seemed to exclude GST: "I don't know about you, but if I buried your pay by 10%, would you have an opinion about that? "Directionally the ...