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Analysis
Income tax
Be scrupulous with ATO or be snared with data matching
It can be a tempting to skip declaring income, or to put it on your lower-earning partner's tax return, but it's a trap.
- by Melissa Browne
Latest
Opinion
ATO
Love hurts: Unsuspecting partners get caught up in tax nightmares
Unsuspecting wives often end up in a world of pain, simply because they chose the wrong partner in life.
- by Nassim Khadem
Opinion
Superannuation
This is Australia's version of a death tax
An estate plan should consider the way superannuation is taxed when you die.
- by Noel Whittaker
Q&A
Pension
When I turn one property into two, what happens to my tax bill?
Subdividing can bring up all sorts of tax issues.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Tax deductions
How the ATO is nudging Australians to pay more tax
Behavioural economics is a low-cost approach to getting people to pay more tax. It is having a positive impact on work-related expense deductions and tax debts.
- by Nassim Khadem
Opinion
Capital gains tax
Capital gains tax looming as big election issue
To be frank, I don’t think it’s a big deal. The numbers are not huge, and most people who buy investment properties intend to keep them for their retirement.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Home loans
What's the real cost of land tax?
With massive increases on the cards for land tax, the question is, who will pay?
- by Jon Stanhope & Khalid Ahmed
Opinion
Money psychology
Why you shouldn't save your tax refund this year
You might as well stick it under the nearest mattress, so low have deposit rates plunged.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Tax deductions
Are you and I to blame for $8.7b a year in ‘missing’ revenue?
The Tax Office thinks there is $8.7 billion a year revenue missing because individuals over-claim on their tax returns. Is it right?
- by Nassim Khadem