Capital Gains Tax



Editor’s note: This is an extract of a speech given by Rachel Ong at the Women in Economics post-Budget event, held at the National Press… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2017/Women in Economics: Housing in Budget 2017-18

While negative gearing is often cited as the key tax concession on rental property investments, it is in fact only attractive to the extent that… Read More ›

Negative Gearing, the Capital Gains Discount and the Stability of Housing Markets

Corporate income tax in Australia in 2014-15 collected $67.7 billion, or 15.2 per cent of all tax revenue and 4.2 per cent of gross domestic… Read More ›

Who Benefits from a Lower Corporate Income Tax Rate?

A comprehensive regime for taxing capital gains has been a feature of Australia’s personal taxation system for over 30 years.  The rationale for the inclusion… Read More ›

The Income Tax at 100 Years: Is it time to scrap the CGT discount?

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