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Superannuation: September 2010
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Number 1 in numbers. Friday, September 24, 2010. The National SMSF Conference 2010 is continuing today and I’ve been having a great time attending sessions and meeting members. Feedback has been really valuable – members really appreciate the opportunity to hear from experts and build up their skills in the SMSF sector. Yesterday, I attended a panel session on auditor independence. Interestingly, during the Q&A session, panellists were asked why do we need to audit SMSFs at all? What many people don̵...
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Sustainability & regional issues: To tax or not to tax, that is the question
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Sustainability and regional issues. Number 1 in numbers. Tuesday, November 9, 2010. To tax or not to tax, that is the question. Does a carbon ‘price’ mean a carbon ‘tax’? The government’s Multi-Party Climate Change Committee met recently for the first time. It was interesting to hear the opening position of the committee: that a carbon price is necessary to reduce emissions. They went on to encourage investment in low emissions technologies and to complement its existing programs. Even if the starting pr...
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Superannuation: February 2011
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Number 1 in numbers. Thursday, February 17, 2011. Reporting super – are employers getting it right? I was working on a submission to Treasury this week on amendments to the legislation for Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions. RESC) While the changes aren’t particularly controversial, the submission raised a bigger issue – are employers getting their reporting obligations right? Why is RESC required to be reported? I would be very keen to hear of other people’s observations – as a...Is the an...
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Sustainability & regional issues: July 2010
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Sustainability and regional issues. Number 1 in numbers. Thursday, July 29, 2010. The 'greening' of buildings. These days we frequently hear about new commercial buildings which contain a host of green features, wind turbines, underfloor air-conditioning, blackwater recycling, green scapes - just to name a few, which are leading to real reductions in greenhouse emissions. But what about the 330 million square metres of existing commercial buildings around Australia? The tax break will provide a real ince...
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Superannuation: Continuing with collectables
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Number 1 in numbers. Friday, May 27, 2011. In his 2010 recommendations to the federal government, Jeremy Cooper suggested banning self-managed super funds (SMSFs) from investing in collectables and personal use assets. Fortunately, the government didn’t take up this recommendation, but felt it wise to put some parameters around how SMSFs could continue with such investments. Following consultation, the government has now released an exposure draft. What are your thoughts?
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Superannuation: Excess Contributions Tax – getting uglier
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Number 1 in numbers. Friday, March 4, 2011. Excess Contributions Tax – getting uglier. I wonder why the government is so reluctant to remove this ugly tax, particularly when many alternatives have been suggested to fix the problem of people putting ‘too much’ money into super. The longer the government waits to solve the problem, the more it looks as though the tax is a revenue raiser! Labels: concessional contribution cap. March 4, 2011 at 4:40 PM. March 4, 2011 at 5:26 PM. For goodness sake, its time f...
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Sustainability & regional issues: June 2011
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Sustainability and regional issues. Number 1 in numbers. Thursday, June 2, 2011. My blog site is moving. As of 2 July 2011 all my new blogs will be posted in the Institute’s new my Community. Section. To follow my blog at its new location, I invite you to login to this exciting new online resource for Institute members and finance professionals. I look forward to hearing your views on future blog posts in my Community. Posted by Geraldine Magarey. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My blog site is moving.
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Sustainability & regional issues: February 2011
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Sustainability and regional issues. Number 1 in numbers. Friday, February 11, 2011. Reconstruction means green programs are out. Most people would agree that many of these schemes have failed to deliver. Some programs were controversial from the time of inception, such as the ` Cash for Clunkers’ program. That provided a $2,000 rebate for new car purchasers who scrapped their pre-1995 passenger vehicle. However, I read with interest the cuts to the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Flagships program.
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Sustainability & regional issues: March 2011
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Sustainability and regional issues. Number 1 in numbers. Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Short on detail but the principles are right. So we finally have some direction in terms of a carbon price. Or do we? 8226; Fairness by providing help to those individuals and groups that will need assistance in adjusting to a price on carbon. 8226; Ensuring the competitiveness of Australian businesses. 8226; Ensuring the administrative requirements are simple. What happens to money raised from a carbon price? Posted by Ge...
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Superannuation: November 2010
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Number 1 in numbers. Friday, November 26, 2010. Planning for the retirement tsunami. I recently read an editorial in The Australian by Peter van Onselen entitled ‘ Mexican standoff over super serves no one. It identified some of the more controversial issues in super at the moment, including the increase in the super guarantee rate to 12% from 9%, the low concessional contribution cap and the heavy tax penalties for exceeding the contributions caps. We have an obligation to overlook political short-termi...
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