New research suggests upcoming housing investor taxes will have a less dramatic impact than many fear. But some, especially retired investors, will be worse off.
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Australia’s laws don’t deal with all the ways local profits are shifted offshore. The ATO aims to close that gap.
Ideas are cheap. Getting major reforms through is the hard part, but we’ve done it before.
At last, we have some tax reform. We should hope this is just the start.
A push in California to tax billionaires will be an important test of the political power of the rich – and the health of US democracy.
The 2018 ‘reforms’ were bad policy. The sooner they are unwound the better.
Here’s why billionaires can face lower tax rates than people whose income primarily comes from wages.
The existing tax fails to capture a fair share of our vast gas exports.
Something went very right in Australian politics this week – and it’s worth pausing and reflecting on how and why that is.
Unless Congress acts, 1 in 5 Americans who receive Social Security could see an across-the-board benefit cut of roughly 22% starting in 2032.
Yes, some people may try to qualify for a pension payment before selling an asset. But the loophole is far narrower and better defended than some headlines suggest.
The businessman and former competition chief says the fierce criticism of what he calls ‘mild’ budget changes shows why politicians have avoided reform for decades.
Some budget commentators have missed the mark entirely. Let’s bust some myths and set the record straight.
Young people saving through shares and ETFs are worried about capital gains tax changes. But first-home buyers may already have a better option: their super.
Is Australia finally getting serious about tax reform, or just testing the waters?
These four federal budgets brought in major reforms. This year’s effort is not quite so ambitious.
The opposition leader has described the plan as ‘generational tax reform’.
After decades of wealthy investors getting a better deal, this budget finally tilts the scales for younger people trying to buy their first home.
Budget 2026 contains important changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts. While the reforms are significant, the timing is cautious.
The Albanese government has used the first budget of its second term to do what you’d expect a Labor government that had won a massive majority would do.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW
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Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
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Senior Industry Fellow - Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh