The decision by Labor to announce a change to tax concessions within super was hardly a surprise, and so was the mechanism they propose to deliver this outcome. A hard cap of $3 million was never going to work, so the only logical step was to introduce a higher earnings tax on member benefits above…
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced that it has updated Practical Compliance Guidance, PCG 2020/5 – Applying the non-arm’s length income provisions to ‘non arm’s length expenditure’ to extend their compliance approach by another 12 months to 30 June 2023. Prior to the Federal Election we saw the Senator Jane Hume announce that the…
We have progressively seen the Government make minor and technical amendments to the 2017 super reform measures to remove anomalies, correct unintended consequences and generally improve the quality of the laws. One area that has require such amendments has been to address excess transfer balance amounts that have arisen from previous capped defined benefit income…
The Government has released an exposure draft for the introduction of a retirement income covenant within the SIS Act from 1 July 2022, with SMSFs a notable absentee. This is a distinct change from the position paper that was subject to consultation over the past couple of months which was clear that the covenant would…
The Victorian Government has recently announced that eligible businesses will be able to benefit from rent relief if they have experienced a loss in turnover of more than 30% during the pandemic, with the introduction of the Commercial Tenant Relief Scheme Act 2021 (“the Act”). It is currently understood that the Act will align with…
