Recent tax debates have focused on proposals to index personal income tax thresholds to inflation to eliminate bracket creep. The proposals come in response to… Read More ›
In Part 1, I examined the fiscal cost of indexing Australia’s personal income tax thresholds to inflation. In Part 2, I discuss its distributional impact.… Read More ›
Chris Murphy’s article in The Conversation on June 3 calling for a rethink of superannuation tax arrangements misrepresents Ken Henry’s review recommendations for taxing super… Read More ›
The federal government has proposed an additional tax of 15% on the earnings made on super balances of over A$3 million, the so-called Division 296… Read More ›
The belief that superannuation is generally lightly taxed, even subsidised, is widely held not only in official policymaking circles, but also amongst independent economists and… Read More ›
Many retired Australians are covered by defined benefit schemes funded by their superannuation savings. These schemes were supposed to be very beneficial to retirees as… Read More ›
Media attention has revved up about the new 15 per cent tax on super, which brings tax on earnings for those with balances of more… Read More ›
With just over three weeks to go until the federal election, both major parties are trying to position themselves as Australia’s better economic managers. Labor… Read More ›
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