Measure to ensure that ‘salary sacrificed’ to employer superannuation contributions do reduce the SGC employer contribution

The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 – Schedule 7, will ensure that that the amount of salary an individual sacrifices to employer superannuation contributions, does not reduce the earnings base on which SGC contributions are calculated and that the employer sacrifice contributions can’t be used to satisfy…

Treasurer’s ‘roadmap’ to the Governments’ legislative response to Commissioner Hayne’s recommendations in his Banking Royal Commission Final Report

On 19 August 2019, the Federal Treasurer: Josh Frydenberg issued a press release setting out his Government’s ‘road map’ for introducing and passing legislation recommended by Commissioner Ken Hayne, in his Final Report into his commission to investigate wrong doing in the Financial Services Industry (commonly known as the Banking Royal Commission). See below for…

Disclosure of Tax Debt information to ‘credit reporting bureaus’ – Law Council of Australia’s consultation submission

The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 – Schedule 5, will amend the TAA 1953 to allow taxation officers to disclose the tax debt information of a particular entity operating a business to credit reporting bureaus when certain conditions and safeguards are satisfied. See related Tax Technical article…

Disclosure of Tax Debt information to ‘credit reporting bureaus’ – the key text of the Bill (exception to secrecy laws)

The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 – Schedule 5, will amend the TAA 1953 to allow taxation officers to disclose the tax debt information of a particular entity operating a business to credit reporting bureaus when certain conditions and safeguards are satisfied. See related Tax Technical article…

Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No 1) Bill 2019 – No CGT concessions for Everett Assignments; no circular trust distributions; limit deductions for vacant land; disclose tax debts; salary sacrifice not for SGC

On 24 July 2019, the Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 which: limits Small Business CGT concessions on ‘Everett assignments; extends the ban on ‘circular trust distributions; limits deduction on vacant land; prevents employers treating ‘salary sacrifice’ employer contributions being used as SG contributions and authorising…