CGT

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Tax Office is concerned taxpayers might believe their crypto gains are tax free, as interest in the asset has risen in recent times. ...

Tools & guides

CGT relief options for small businesses

John Ciacciarelli explores the tax implications of running a small business and the relief measures available to help business owners with the costs....

Financial planning

Tax burden hindering Australia being financial hub

The Australian government needs to remove excessive taxes that penalise investors in financial services, according to the Financial Services Council. ...

Superannuation

CGT relief for super mergers in members’ best interest

The now permanent capital gains tax measure for superannuation fund mergers has taken away a barrier to fund consolidation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Aus...

Superannuation

CGT rollover relief for merging super funds welcomed

The Financial Services Council has welcomed the new legislation but is disappointed the laws also create unnecessary tax compliance burden on Australia’s managed funds....

Policy & Regulation

ATO change eases the sale of deceased estates

STEP Australia has welcomed new guidelines on capital gains tax announced by the Australian Taxation Office as a way to ‘simplify and clarify’ the process of deceased est...

Financial planning

Tax strategy options open up via catch-up contributions

Technical expert, Rob Lavery believes the 1 July changes allowing catch-up contributions have opened the way for astute tax management strategies....

Features

Tips & traps of the lifetime CGT cap

Tim Sanderson writes that some small business owners selling their business assets could be eligible for one or more capital gains tax concession, and navigates the tips ...

Policy & Regulation

ALP proposals could hit property market hard

The Labor Party’s proposed reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax could split the property market in two, despite promises from Canberra that the changes would...

Policy & Regulation

New research counters Labor’s negative gearing claims

New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...

Policy & Regulation

ALP’s negative gearing reforms could unfairly hit fragile markets

The Opposition’s proposed negative gearing reforms could adversely impact some geographic areas more than others if a blanket approach is taken towards their implementati...

Superannuation

Qantas Super announces partnership with GBST

Qantas Super and GBST have signed an agreement to significantly extend GBST’s tax capability. ...

Financial planning

Govt accused of retrospectively penalising non-residents

The Federal Government has been warned that its legislative changes around housing affordability will have the effect of denying non-residents the right to the Capital Ga...