CAPITAL GAINS TAX News & Analysis

What do you do when you have made investments in the past that you no longer believe in?

The super tax has caused an almighty scuffle, but for SMSFs impacted by the proposed tax, a big question remains: what should they do now? Here are...

But only if people owning a home get it right.

In this week’s episode of Investing Compass, we look at ways you can lower the impact of tax on your returns.

More Australians will be impacted by Div 296 and unrealised capital gains than you think.

Like negative gearing, discounted capital gains tax, is criticised for giving investors an edge over first-home buyers. A discount is justified but...

The efficacy and fairness of establishing an unrealised gains tax regime will hopefully be hotly debated at the next election. We need better ideas...

Share investors need to take care when declaring capital gains and losses, being particularly mindful of the Australian Taxation Office's 'wash sale'...

Australia is arguably obsessed with property, seemingly more than most other countries. What drives this obsession and is it rational?

A house bought 40 years ago is capital gains tax-free. So why should the person who decided to forego the extravagant home and invest in super be...