CAPITAL GAINS TAX News & Analysis

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

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...

Financial advisers list some key actions investors can take before June 30 to minimise any hit from the taxman.

Exchange-traded funds are popular for their tax efficiency, but investors got a nasty shock this post-covid tax season when several funds paid...

Short term volatility looms as structural change in the global economy continues, according to a survey of money managers, tax specialists and...

How one newbie trader got himself entangled with the taxman.