Division 7A is a long-standing tax integrity measure that treats certain payments by private companies to shareholders or their associates as unfranked "dividends" for tax purposes. Those deemed dividends are then assessable income of the recipient and taxed at the recipient's marginal tax rate.
Current laws include an important exception to these rules:...
Given the likelihood of a change of Government in the upcoming election
we look at Labor's well-publicised policies of negative gearing restrictions, reduction of the CGT discount, and ending excess dividend imputation. These policies are wide-ranging and may affect a broad group of taxpayers including individuals, retirees and SMSFs.
Just when most people thought they had finalised their income tax obligations for 2017-18, the ATO has begun issuing determinations for individuals who exceeded their concessional super contributions cap. Concessional contributions include all employer contributions, such as the 9.5% superannuation guarantee and salary sacrifice contributions, and personal contributions for which a deduction has been...