Labor has backed an idea to introduce the ‘Buffett rule’ to charge a minimum rate of tax on high income earners. Under the proposal, anybody…
Labor has backed an idea to introduce the ‘Buffett rule’ to charge a minimum rate of tax on high income earners. Under the proposal, anybody…
Not all self-managed super fund groups are calling on the government to replace the annual cap on contributions to super funds with lifet…
Up to 7000 tax returns are stuck in the tax office’s internal systems with no indication of when they will be processed adding to the c…
Approximately 8600 pages of new tax rules have been created since the Abbott government was elected in September 2013, according to data …
Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has moved quickly to hose down a suggestion from three Labor premiers that the Medicare levy be i…
Discussion of an increased GST at this week’s leaders’ retreat is based on two motivations. Firstly, state governments expect future struc…
Claiming work-related car expenses is a common tax-time claim for many taxpayers. In fact, almost 4 million taxpayers claim the deduction…
The Abbott government is hoping to take a range of tax cuts to the 2016 federal election in a bid to shore up support among voters and dr…
Negative gearing is a very controversial issue. The latest round of debate stems from the Reserve Bank’s submission to the House of Rep…
Improvements to the way small businesses are taxed are on the horizon, says federal Treasurer Joe Hockey. Speaking at the National Small …
A government that can’t balance its books is like an ice addict, according to Peter Costello, who spoke at a Women in Banking and Finan…
What constitutes the carrying on of a business for tax purposes is an age-old issue that has important consequences. If a business is car…
