Meddling with stage 3 tax cuts would be PM’s most dangerous option

Meddling with stage 3 tax cuts would be PM’s most dangerous option

Putting $20 billion in taxpayers’ hands will fuel inflation. That’s the economics of it,but Anthony Albanese must weigh up the politics.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Higher GST? Negative gearing changes? Why we’ve got to talk about tax
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Tax reform

Higher GST? Negative gearing changes? Why we’ve got to talk about tax

Experts are in furious agreement:Australia needs tax reform. So why aren’t the major political parties talking about it?

  • byRachel Clun
The Australian companies that paid the most – and least – tax

The Australian companies that paid the most – and least – tax

Mining giants paid more income tax in 2021-22 than the rest of the country’s high-value companies combined,while airlines paid none as pandemic effects continued.

  • byRachel Clun
The simple way you can get next year’s tax refund sooner
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Opinion

The simple way you can get next year’s tax refund sooner

Quite simply,there’s a way to get next year’s tax refund spread across this whole tax year,rather than dished out in one lump sum.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
If you think our tax system is fair,you’re probably older than me

If you think our tax system is fair,you’re probably older than me

Not only do they miss out on many tax concessions,young people are also getting slammed by “bracket creep” and soaring HECS debt.

  • byMillie Muroi
No need to Google it,here’s why you suddenly owe tax this year

No need to Google it,here’s why you suddenly owe tax this year

There’s been an addition to the living costs for many Australians,but Labor doesn’t want to talk about it.

  • byRoss Gittins
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Deadline looms for those who do their own tax returns
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Analysis

Deadline looms for those who do their own tax returns

Those using a registered tax agent have until May next year to file,but for those doing their own returns penalties of up to $1565 are on the line.

  • byJohn Collett
Do pensioners need to lodge a tax return?

Do pensioners need to lodge a tax return?

Pensioners eligible for the seniors and pensioner tax offset have a higher income threshold before needing to lodge a return.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Does my retired mother need to file a tax return?

Does my retired mother need to file a tax return?

Once you retire and are receiving the pension,generally you no longer need to file a tax return.

  • byNoel Whittaker
How to avoid a ‘death tax’ on your superannuation

How to avoid a ‘death tax’ on your superannuation

The death tax on superannuation continues to generate much interest,but its intricacies – and ways to avoid it – are often not well understood.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Q+A away? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program

Q+A away? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program

ABC’s flagship TV panel show is keen to broadcast from the G20 summit in Delhi.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan andAngus Dalton