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CGT top of adviser minds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... Advice Technical team. BT technical consultant Tim Howard said during the March quarter advisers were most keen to identify how CGT relief will be applied to retail super and SMSF clients. This was followed by pre and post-tax super contributions, and ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum that the transitional arrangements also provide capital gains tax (CGT) relief for complying superannuation funds. In its explanatory memorandum on the super changes Treasury has explained that complying ...

Portfolio rebalancing highlights adviser value

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... ongoing contributions, to the cash account. Use this to buy more of the under-performing asset classes. This approach may lower CGT and transaction costs as there may only be buy spreads depending on the assets being purchased Highlighting the time intensive ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... about plugging Budget holes, it is about ensuring the system improves retirement outcomes for all." Garcia said cutting the CGT discount for super funds would undermine investor confidence in the compulsory super system and distort investment markets. ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... the government to adopt, without further delay, the Board of Taxation's 2011 recommendation to provide capital gains tax (CGT) treatment for all domestic investors in Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (VCLPs)," an AVCAL statement said. Fintech hub ...

Treasury extends tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... capital gains tax discount. Westpac recently said in its submission that "there may be a case to consider adjusting the existing CGT arrangements" because "aligning the tax treatment and outcomes across savings and investment options would help reduce ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... about improving our tax system for the benefit of the economy - moving away from dividend imputation and watering down the CGT regime will damage our future economy, not improve it." Also weighing in this week was the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

New law to add clarity to business sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... part of the tax measure process. The proposed legislation would amend the income tax law to change the capital gains tax (CGT) treatment of the sale and purchases of businesses involving certain earnout rights. "When a buyer and seller cannot agree on ...

RG146 "insufficient" on tax education: IPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... termination payments, tax treatment of derivative products, employee share schemes, estate planning and in-depth coverage of CGT. Under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009, financial advisers providing tax advice need to be registered as tax agents ...

Treasury proposes tax relief for merging super funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... ASFA has argued that, as with other periods of significant regulatory change, it is appropriate for the Government to provide CGT merger relief through the Stronger Super transition period." Against expectations, there have so far been relatively few ...