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Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... and the Greens means special consideration will be given to retirement incomes in the federal government's Tax Discussion Paper, and proposed changes to the pension asset test will be passed by parliament. The deal was struck late yesterday and confirmed ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... is one of six superannuation objectives raised in the bank's recent submission to the federal government's Tax Discussion Paper. The submission says tax imposed within the super environment should not be higher than what would have been paid on an individual's ...

Super pool reducing Aussie reliance on foreign capital: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... superannuation system and its positive effects for individuals and the economy should not be lost in the Tax Discussion Paper process. This is the view of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), who recently commissioned Vidler Policy ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... explains myths around lump sum payments, mandatory annuities, and bequests. Rice Warner's submission to the Tax Discussion Paper was released today, and notes the share of personal taxation has risen to 48% of the $415 billion in revenue expected to ...

Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... there is growing clamour for clarity around superannuation taxation arrangements. In its submission to the Tax Discussion Paper, the Institute reiterated some industry views of introducing a lifetime cap of $2.5 million on super savings that could be ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... according to Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). Submissions on Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper were due this week and AVCAL discussed a need for tax certainty around domestic and offshore institutional investors ...

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... said. When asked about his own views concerning super tax treatments - an issue raised in Hockey's recent Tax Discussion Paper - Hockey argued that the LNP had a "proper process in place." "Shorten is making it up as he's going along. Last time he tried ...

Tax debate highlights need for investments outside super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The questions raised about tax concessions for superannuation balances in Treasurer Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper highlight the growing need for alternative investment options outside super, according to Centuria Life general manager Neil Rogan. ...

Hockey sounds tax alarm bells

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Following the release of the Tax Discussion Paper, Treasurer Joe Hockey has restated the dangers of an outdated taxation system. In a statement, he noted that Australia's current tax system was "built before the 1950s, before black-and-white televisions ...

Changes to super tax needed: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... retirees are both fair and sustainable for all Australians. AIST will submit to the federal government's Tax Discussion Paper by examining "the full spectrum of taxes in the accumulation and post-retirement phase, with a view towards a less-complex tax ...
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