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The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has dismissed claims by agribusiness scheme providers that it is delaying the issue of product rulings for managed investment schemes, whi...

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Delays in the issuance of product rulings by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has threatened the ability of a number of prominent agribusiness managed investment schemes t...

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has lost a court action brought by investors in a tax-effective scheme when the Federal Court ruled they entered into the scheme for ...

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Two of the financial services industry’s most influential lobby groups have joined forces to call on the Government to cut taxes on superannuation contributions in order ...

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Mass marketed tax schemes and unpaid Superannuation Guarantee contributions raised the ire of most taxpayers when complaining about superannuation to the Australian Tax O...

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The Sealcorp owned master trust and wrap platform, Asgard, has added a range of untaxed trusts to the list of investment options it offers superannuation clients....

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The advantages that many of the tax-effective investment vehicles currently enjoyed by New Zealand investors may be lost soon, if Finance Minister Michael Cullen proceeds...

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The New Zealand Government has ruled out offering tax incentives for retirement savings, as it promised, because it can’t afford them at present....

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The Australian Managed Investments Association (AMIA) is calling on investors caught up in the controversy over mass marketed tax schemes to consider rejecting the Austra...

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The Tax Review panel appointed to assess whether the New Zealand tax system meets today's needs, and chaired by Rob McLeod, released its final report last week....

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The Minister for Financial Services Joe Hockey has labelled the superannuation surcharge as a bad tax but says it was necessary to cover some budget shortfalls inherited ...

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A promoter of past tax schemes involving ostrich farming and beef production has had to surrender his passport after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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