Meet the young Australians using their inheritance to save the planet

Meet the young Australians using their inheritance to save the planet

What would you do if you had millions of dollars in family wealth at your disposal? The answer for some is obvious:tackle the climate crisis.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Business won’t switch to EVs while tax lurks for guzzlers are so generous

Business won’t switch to EVs while tax lurks for guzzlers are so generous

Take it from an accountant:taxpayers give too much help to ute and 4WD buyers to tempt small businesses to convert to electric vehicles.

  • byDenise Mills
Gambling tax concessions for clubs to crack $1 billion

Gambling tax concessions for clubs to crack $1 billion

The Productivity Commission warned more than a decade ago the community was not getting value for money from concessions for clubs,but the money keeps flowing.

  • byHarriet Alexander
The $50m idea that could save renters up to $1594 a year on energy bills

The $50m idea that could save renters up to $1594 a year on energy bills

Independent MPs have proposed a small tax concession for landlords that could slash renters’ energy bills and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

  • byShane Wright
‘Hunt for deductions’ as tax refunds will be smaller this year
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‘Hunt for deductions’ as tax refunds will be smaller this year

Taxpayers are urged to find every legitimate deduction they can before lodging tax returns this year.

  • byJohn Collett
The little-known tax breaks that could boost your super

The little-known tax breaks that could boost your super

With a bit of planning many people could afford to contribute more to super and collect tax breaks.

  • byJohn Collett
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Tax Office to crack down on landlords,capital gains,work-related tax deductions

Tax Office to crack down on landlords,capital gains,work-related tax deductions

Landlords are in the Tax Office’s sights in 2023-24 after a review found nearly nine out of 10 landlords are incorrectly claiming expenses.

  • byJames Massola
Landlords asked to explain $1.3 billion tax shortfall in new ATO blitz

Landlords asked to explain $1.3 billion tax shortfall in new ATO blitz

Property investors are in the ATO’s sights,with nine out of 10 landlords getting their tax returns wrong.

  • byJohn Collett
Australians recouped a record $9.9 billion in work deductions

Australians recouped a record $9.9 billion in work deductions

The Albanese government has started a debate about tax concessions around superannuation. But there are more than 300 in our tax system.

  • byShane Wright andLisa Visentin
Super tax could one day hit six times the workers the government claims

Super tax could one day hit six times the workers the government claims

The new estimate will sharpen the political fight over the tax increase and intensify calls to adjust the $3 million threshold for the controversial change.

  • byDavid Crowe
Double or nothing:Albanese’s superannuation power play sets up election brawl

Double or nothing:Albanese’s superannuation power play sets up election brawl

Labor is close to a deal to double taxes on funds above $3 million,but will give voters a chance to veto what the Coalition says is a breach of trust.

  • byDavid Crowe andShane Wright