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Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... venture capital limited partnerships. AVCAL chief executive, Yasser El-Ansary, said there had been false starts on tax reform but expected "this tax reform 2.0 project will work." "We can't afford to defer the hard work of tax reform for much longer ...

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... he was "very pleased" that the government had considered both incorporated and unincorporated small business in its tax reform proposal.

ACSA appoints NAB manager as chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has appointed a new chair. NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) general manager of client delivery David Knights will take the ACSA position, effective immediately, in addition to maintaining his role at NAB. ...

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has responded to Labor's suggestion of a 15% tax on super earnings above $75,000, saying, "Labor's default position is always to increase taxes." In an interview, Hockey said he hadn't looked at the "details" of Labor's announcement ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... reported Fairfax Media. The Prime Minister explained his reasoning saying "the government does not want to kick off the tax reform debate with increasing taxes." But it was his more detailed explanation that indicates his philosophical approach to the ...

Hockey sounds tax alarm bells

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... multinational companies pay their fair share of tax." Hockey also highlighted how the digital economy was outpacing tax reform, pointing to services like Uber, and contrasting the taxes paid in that business to traditional taxi services. Finally, Hockey ...

Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has issued the Tax Discussion Paper, raising fundamental questions about the future of Australia's tax system. The paper will open a debate until the 2016 election and will ideally inform the tax policy ideas the Government will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street moved mainly slightly higher following US President Barack Obama's proposed $US4.0 trillion budget loaded with spending and tax reforms. At 0849 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson attends an Australian British Chamber of Commerce lunch to discuss the case for tax reform. In equities news, TPG has its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed 1.3 per cent higher, reeling ...

Tax cap reform bill released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
The government has released for public comment its draft legislation regarding its budget measure to address what it says are inadvertent breaches of the contribution caps. In a statement accompanying release of the bills and explanatory memorandum ...