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Be scrupulous with ATO or be snared with data matching
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

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Love hurts: Unsuspecting partners get caught up in tax nightmares
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
This is Australia's version of a death tax
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
When I turn one property into two, what happens to my tax bill?
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
How the ATO is nudging Australians to pay more tax
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
Capital gains tax looming as big election issue
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
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What's the real cost of land tax?
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
Why you shouldn't save your tax refund this year
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
Are you and I to blame for $8.7b a year in ‘missing’ revenue?
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