The ATO has agreed to modify the reporting obligation for total super balances, in recognition that some funds may not be in a position to report the correct accumulation phase value (APV) for 30 June 2017. The concept of an individual’s “total superannuation balance” is used to determine eligibility for...
The recently introduced Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan Base Rate Entities) Bill 2017 ensures that a company will not qualify for the lower company tax rate if more than 80% of its assessable income is passive income. The Bill modifies the requirements that must be...
The ATO has issued Draft Ruling TR 2017/D7 to give guidance on whether a company is carrying on a business for the purpose of s 23AA of the Income Tax Rates Act 1986. Section 23AA defines a “base rate entity” as an entity that carries on a...
Crackdown on employer superannuation guarantee non-compliance The Government has announced a package of reforms to give the ATO near-real-time visibility over employers’ superannuation guarantee (SG) compliance. The package includes measures to: require super funds to report contributions received more frequently (at least monthly) to the ATO; ...
A Bill has been introduced into Parliament to: establish the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) scheme, which will allow individuals who are saving for their first home to take advantage of the concessional taxation arrangements that apply to the superannuation system; and allow individuals aged...
The Government has released exposure draft legislation to deny access to the lower corporate tax rate of 27.5% for companies with predominantly passive income. The draft legislation would amend the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 to ensure that a “base rate entity” will qualify for...