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Review of ASIC funding model begins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... fees and levies attributable to regulated activity are considered as a funding mechanism prior to statutory charges (taxation) or budget funding." Prior to the introduction of the Industry Funding Model, ASIC was primarily funded by taxpayers through ...

Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... of the differences between jurisdictions' tax systems to minimise their tax paid, typically by moving the incidence of taxation from a high taxation jurisdiction to a low taxation jurisdiction, or by avoiding a taxable presence in high taxation jurisdictions ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... continues to rapidly evolve, so to have tax governance and risk management considerations. KPMG said that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) continues to pursue its 'Justified Trust' initiative which seeks to embrace the OECD view that tax risk management ...

Government moves to amend military super benefits tax

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... legislation that aims to ensure no veteran pays higher income taxes because of the Federal Court decision in Commissioner of Taxation V Douglas (the Douglas decision). The Douglas decision found that certain veterans' invalidity pension payments in the ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... has advocated for structural superannuation reform. "I want to spend my energies on the two principal economic issues: taxation and superannuation," he said. Bragg claimed super has made unions, banks and insurers richer than ever and lamented excessive ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... chair and director, system policy design, legislation, governance, regulation and compliance, IT and administration, taxation, investment, audit, and HR will be invaluable," Sandy said. "As Australia navigates an increasingly complex set of economic ...

Government welcomes ATO family trust guidance

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... Sukkar also highlighted the significant decision handed down on April 6 by the High Court of Australia in Commissioner of Taxation v Carter. "The decision concerned the effect, under tax law, of a beneficiary 'disclaiming' a distribution from a trust," ...

Greater independence for TPB

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... regulation of tax practitioners," assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar said. "The government has secured the Commissioner of Taxation's agreement to delegate the power to appoint the TPB's chief executive to the TPB chair. This means decisions about the ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... reducing compliance and administration costs for consumers and super funds." The group also wants to see pay-as-you-go taxation made more accurate so low-income earners aren't unfairly penalised and get to realise more of their take home pay earlier. ...

Ashurst launches super offering, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... capability will build on the firm's existing offering to financial services clients, providing advice across regulation, taxation, insurance and corporate governance. Ashurst global co-head of finance, funds and restructuring Jamie Ng welcomed Charaneka ...