Dividends
Opinion
Opinion
Menzies' name used dishonestly in absurd link to Palmer party
There is absolutely no connection between the old UAP and Clive Palmer, writes Robert Menzies' daughter.
- by Letters to the editor
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Opinion
Opinion
If you're not a retiree in Queensland, you're just camping out
It's a wonder the government didn't schedule a session of its "retiree tax" inquiry at a Club Med or aboard the Pacific Jewel.
- by Michael Koziol
Dividends
Labor franking shake-up plan could spark buybacks, special dividends
The prospect of a change in dividend tax policy under a Labor government has sparked fresh predictions of special dividends or off-market share buybacks.
- by Clancy Yeates
BHP Billiton
What will BHP do with its vast hoard of franking credits?
BHP has the country's largest store of franking credits. Will it distribute more of them before Labor devalues them for a key class of retail shareholders?
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Dividends
AFIC delivers franking credits before they disappear
Investment company sells of a big slice of heavyweight miner Rio Tinto and trims BHP holdings to capture franking credits for shareholders.
- by Stephen Miles
Opinion
Opinion
Proposed franking credit grab will devalue Aussie companies
Imagine the outcry if Labor told PAYG employees that if the ATO took too much tax from them they would not refund it.
- by Letters to the editor
Banking royal commission
Franking credit change could wipe billions from banks: Citigroup
Analysts find Labor's plan to end cash refunds for excess franking credits could slice billions from the value of the big four banks.
- by Shane Wright & Samantha Hutchinson
Q&A
Income tax
Ask Noel: am I a pensioner for the purposes of Labor's tax plan?
Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
- by Noel Whittaker
Q&A
Income tax
Is a testamentary trust warranted in a will?
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Opinion
The generational divide that will shape this federal election
Labor's policy to reform franking credits strikes at the heart of a generational divide that is becoming increasingly clear.
- by Jessica Irvine
Income tax
Ask Noel: How would income from a share portfolio be tax-free?
Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
- by Noel Whittaker