The new way of getting investors involved through crowdfunding will be treated just like any normal share issue — without any special tax offsets, write-offs or capital gains tax relief at all. www.shutterstock.com January 29, 2018 Startup investors don’t get the same tax breaks with crowd-funding Stephen Graw, James Cook University New crowd-sourced funding legislation for startups is meant to provide incentives for investors - but it doesn’t quite achieve that goal.
Will equity crowdfunding work in Australia? March 22, 2017 Australia finally has crowd-sourced equity funding, but there’s more to do Marina Nehme, UNSW Sydney Investors will soon be able to invest A$10,000 in a start-up through a crowdfunding platform. But parts of the law are still too restrictive.
The government could help small startups grow and innovate by allowing them to access crowd equity funding. Charles Platiau/Reuters November 8, 2016 Equity crowdfunding requires a rethink on company structure Marina Nehme, UNSW Sydney New sources of funding are posing a problem to the way we categorise companies.