5 reasons you didn't get as much tax back this year
It's that time of year when Australians get their tax returns back from their accountants and sometimes get a nasty surprise.
Rich will benefit from company tax cuts
One of Australia's most respected tax academics says the 'elephant in the room' is that the rich will benefit from corporate tax relief.
Creating a tax-free income is not so hard to achieve
With a little bit of re-arranging, our reader should be able to go tax free.
Tax confusion could prove costly
Companies of all sizes are likely to be hit with penalties for unwittingly lodging tax returns based on incorrect tax rates, experts warn.
Investors complain of franking 'nightmare'
Fund managers slam government for failing to protect mum-and-dad investors from franking credit losses.
Government to intervene in company tax muddle
The government will seek to end tax time paralysis by introducing legislation to clarify which companies are eligible for lower company tax rate.
Labor's trust policy misses the rich
Accountants say Labor's trust policy will affect the middle class but leave the very wealthy unscathed.
LICs caught up in franking chaos
Listed investment companies are caught up in the new and somewhat ambiguous tax changes which reduce the franking rate available to shareholders.
Why Labor is right on taxes and trusts
Labor is only doing what successive Coalition Treasurers were not brave enough to do.
Labor trust plan to drive use of companies: experts
Labor's plans to tax distributions from family trusts will force savers to re-think their investment structures and encourage greater use of...
Trust tax a 'concerted attack on business'
Commercial finance broker David Gandolfo slammed Labor's trust policy as a "thoroughly dumb idea and a concerted attack on business".
