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To what extent can a country’s wealth be influenced by tax, pension and super?

07 Aug 2020

The average Australian household is wealthier yet more indebted than the average German household, partly due to tax and retirement income policies.

The mental health costs of managing tax for small businesses

06 Aug 2020

Professional tax advice is needed to improve the mental health outcomes for small businesses in financial distress, says a UNSW Business School expert.

Will GST reform make the poor poorer and the rich richer?

16 Jul 2020

Australia has always been unwilling to consider changes to the Goods and Services Tax, but now, in the middle of a pandemic, we could celebrate the GST’s 20th birthday with changes – or even a GST holiday.

Be careful what you claim for when working from home. There are capital gains tax risks

30 Jun 2020

Claiming for working for home is fraught. It's safest to claim the running expenses the tax office allows. 'Occupancy expenses' are harder to justify and could cost you your capital gains tax discount.

A chalkboard with 'tax time' written on it.

4 tax tips for small businesses to consider before lodging their tax return

30 Jun 2020

A UNSW tax expert explains how small businesses can make the most of their tax return if they’ve worked from home during the pandemic.

Performers and sole traders find it hard to get JobKeeper in part because they get behind on their paperwork

26 May 2020

Sole traders helped by UNSW Tax Clinic who were behind on their quarterly Business Activity Statements were on average seven years behind.

With a significant portion of professionals now working from home, this has had wider tax implications for individuals as the line between what is deductible and what isn’t, becomes blurred.

Tips on how to get tax fit prior to filing your tax return

29 Apr 2020

A UNSW tax expert shares practical tips on claims you can make in your tax return if you’ve worked from home during the pandemic.

New carbon dividend proposal gets community support

02 Dec 2019

A proposal to tax carbon emitters, redistribute the funds to taxpayers and reduce emissions gets the thumbs up.

Capital gains tax needs to be simpler and fairer

14 May 2019

We need to consider the growing complexity of the tax system without losing sight of what's fair.

School of Taxation & Business Law academic, Kathrin Bain

Do franking credits need a fine-tune?

13 May 2019

UNSW Business School academic Kathrin Bain suggests that as an alternative, the government could make franking credits non-refundable for public companies but refundable for private companies.

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