Budget 2020: Building a granny flat? There’s a capital gains tax exemption for that
A capital gains tax exemption on granny flats will provide accommodation for elderly and disabled Australians.
Attention Josh Frydenberg: Here’s a federal budget wishlist from working mothers everywhere
The Australian government has not made 2020 easy for working mothers, as it has led us carelessly into a pink recession.
“They are all rubbery”: Why Josh Frydenberg has built a budget on assumptions and uncertainty
On budget night, journalists question the document's assumptions and projections. In this budget, it goes without saying they are all rubbery.
Budget 2020: Businesses to get wage subsidies if they hire young job-seekers
Australian businesses that hire unemployed young people will be given access to wage subsidies in the 2020 federal budget.
Should the corporate tax rate be cut? What about income tax? How should the government spend taxpayer dollars? We asked our Brains Trust
In this budget-themed Brains Trust, we asked 'do you think bringing forward income tax cuts would give the economy a much-needed boost?'
Budget 2020: $7.5 billion for “key” transport infrastructure projects
The Morrison government will spend $7.5 billion on a range of state and territory transport infrastructure projects.
Budget 2020: Kate Carnell welcomes potential ‘loss carry-back’ provision to boost small business cashflow
Treasury is considering a scheme allowing SMEs to claw back tax paid on last year’s profits, to be announced in tomorrow night’s budget.
Budget 2020 assumes access to a COVID-19 vaccine by next year, Frydenberg says
Any measures announced in this week’s budget are made on the assumption Aussies will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by next year.
Budget 2020: $1.2 billion wage subsidy program for apprentices and trainees
The federal government says it wants to help Australian businesses hire 100,000 new apprentices and trainees.
The government wants to bring forward income tax cuts, but will that actually stimulate the economy?
With the government eying off an early start to tax cuts, it has to be asked: will they actually do anything to bring the economy out of the gutter?
Budget 2020: Fringe benefits tax exemptions and red tape cuts on the way
The federal government will use next week’s budget to introduce a raft of tax concessions, including fringe benefits tax exemptions.
R&D Tax Incentive changes: Did Morrison just hint at a backtrack?
As we draw closer to budget time, Scott Morrison has given the slightest of nods towards a potential backtrack on R&D Tax Incentive changes.
