In the lead-up to the May budget, the federal government and news outlets are flooded by wish-lists. This week, a spate of proposals came from the Institute of Chartered Accountants for...
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Daryl Dixon, 10 February 2014, The Canberra Times
Most mortgages offer redraw facilities. Last week's "Asset check" column on salary packaging drew a question about the benefits of salary sacrificing superannuation compared...
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Daryl Dixon, 4 August 2013, The Canberra Times
Who receives the interest accruing on this money ...? Falling on a Sunday, the end of the 2012-13 tax year complicated life for small business people and other unsupported taxpayers wanting...
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Daryl Dixon, 21 July 2013, The Canberra Times
The Coalition’s decision, if elected, to defer for two years the increase of compulsory super contributions from 9 per cent to 12 per cent has received a mixed reaction. This election...
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Daryl Dixon, 26 May 2013, The Canberra Times
Top marks to Robert Gottliebsen for highlighting the structural flaws in Treasury's methodology used to measure the superannuation tax expenditures. This approach is proof of Treasury...
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Daryl Dixon, 23 February 2013, The Australian
During the week, the Treasury tax expenditure estimates attracted further criticism. Detailed research published by actuarial and advisory firm Mercer concluded that in an international...
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Daryl Dixon, 17 February 2013, The Canberra Times
One door closes, another opens, even when it comes to superannuation. While the May budget will almost certainly tighten the rules again – and neither side of politics has ruled out...
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Nerida Cole, 13 February 2013, Australian Financial Review (subscription required)
The release of the latest Treasury Tax Expenditure data has coincided with informed government leaks about further cuts in superannuation tax concessions. Whether the timing is deliberate...
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Daryl Dixon, 10 February 2013, The Canberra Times
