Tag: capital gains tax

Slow-burn capital gains fight ignites startupland

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Good news has finally emerged from PsiQuantum’s Australian bunker with the company announcing it has ditched plans to build its world-first quantum computer at Brisbane Airport in favour of...

Spender pushes for CGT fix as startup fallout continues

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Independent MP Allegra Spender has put the Albanese government on notice that its capital gains tax overhaul, designed to make the tax system fairer, risks upending the startup sector...

Jim Chalmers will need convincing on CGT carve-outs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wants to work with the startup sector to address concerns about changes to the Capital Gains Tax discount. But that doesn’t mean he’s going...

‘This govt does not understand’: Violi hammers CGT plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ reported budget plan to abolish the capital gains tax discount is “deeply concerning” and demonstrates a poor understanding of the startup ecosystem, shadow Digital Economy minister...

Spender on tax reform and new business formation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Independent MP Allegra Spender has used a speech to the National Press Club about personal tax reform to argue for a broader policy agenda that would improve new business...

Labor on startup capital gains issues

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor has been urged to consider the impact of its planned changes to the capital gains tax on the Australian tech sector and whether a startup exemption is needed...

Govt defines a creative innovation

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Malcolm Turnbull has made a big deal about innovation. His Government’s new National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA), released last December, made broad announcements about tax and other incentives...