Income Tax



First published on The Conversation. Our tax reform debate seems to be stuck. Our federal fiscal system is skewed. What kind of a fiscal bargain can… Read More ›

Ideas for Australia: Five Ideas to Help fix Australia’s Tax System

Originally published in the Huffington Post 31 March. Initial reaction to Turnbull’s proposal to allow some form of State income tax has ranged from it being… Read More ›

State Income Tax: Genius of Foolishness

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?

Taxes have a wide range of rates, thresholds and burdens for different kinds of taxpayers. In general, we describe a tax as progressive or regressive… Read More ›

Brief: Progressive and Regressive Taxes

The prospects of comprehensive tax reform appear to be fading. The concurrent reviews of the Federation and tax systems have been consigned to the proverbial… Read More ›

Should we Consider State Income Taxes now that the GST is off the Table?

Should we tax the capital income people receive from their investments or property? This may seem a strange question – don’t we already? But the… Read More ›

When the Rich Get Richer They Pay Little Tax on the Gains

I was recently asked by the media for my view on the proposal by the Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan to increase the income… Read More ›

Income Tax at 100 years: The Income Tax Threshold and the Minimum Wage

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