Summary of proposal
Party
Australian Labor Party
Policy Topic
Taxes
Portfolio
Treasury
The proposal would implement a cap of $3,000 on tax deductions for individual taxpayers related to the cost of managing tax affairs.
The cap would not apply to small businesses with positive business income and annual turnover of less than $2 million.
The deduction cap would not apply to adjusted taxable income for the purposes of calculating eligibility for family and childcare payments.
The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.