Former treasury boss Ken Henry has fessed up to helping dumb down debates about tax and budgets to lists of winners and losers. He says what matters is what wins rather than who.
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A new review found PwC Australia had a ‘whatever it takes’ culture, making those raking in the most money ‘untouchables’. Australians need to know if that culture has infiltrated other big businesses.
New Zealand needs to follow international precedent and make it expensive for investors to keep properties empty.
A more proactive Inland Revenue could learn from overseas experience and help reduce the devastation caused by failing businesses.
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Timber parks, where the paperwork for loads of timber is inspected, can help stem the financial losses from illegal exports.
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PwC’s reputation has been damaged but public opinion is likely to demand more serious consequences.
New Zealand’s tax system might be in need of updating, but Revenue Minister David Parker’s new tax legislation is unnecessarily complicated at a time when we most need clarity.
New Zealand’s ‘one percent’ pay lower tax rates than ordinary earners – just don’t expect any big changes to tax policy in the near future.
The federal government wanted to give taxpayers a couple months to prepare the year’s taxes. But as filing became more complex, the date was pushed back.
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Addressing a Tax Institute event on Thursday, Henry said the Australian tax system “is not capable of raising sufficient revenue to fund the activities of government. Certainly not today. Far less at any time in the future.”
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Peter Whiteford es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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PhD Candidate, casual academic, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne
