Allow income splitting for couples with at least 1 dependent child

Summary of proposal

The proposal would allow couples with a dependent to split their income for personal income tax purposes, so that it appears on their tax returns that they both earn the same amount.

All couples with at least one dependent would be eligible for income splitting. A dependent would be defined as a child aged 18 or younger, or a dependent of any age with a severe disability which requires them to live at home permanently.

The policy would commence from 1 July 2025.

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Policy Reform Options for Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax

Summary of proposal

The proposal has 5 options, which make changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing arrangements (which allow losses relating to an investment property to be deducted from non-investment income) for all individuals, trusts, partnerships and superannuation funds, as per the below table. All options would take effect from 1 July 2024.

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Policy Reform Options for Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax

Summary of proposal

The proposal has 5 options, which make changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing arrangements (which allow losses relating to an investment property to be deducted from non-investment income) for all individuals, trusts, partnerships and superannuation funds, as per the below table. All options would take effect from 1 July 2024.

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Policy Reform Options for Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax

Summary of proposal

The proposal has 5 options, which make changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing arrangements (which allow losses relating to an investment property to be deducted from non-investment income) for all individuals, trusts, partnerships and superannuation funds, as per the below table. All options would take effect from 1 July 2024.

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Labor's revised stage 3 tax cuts: distributional analysis

Summary of proposal

The request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of the Government’s revised Stage 3 tax cut changes announced on 25 January 2024, relative to 2023-24 tax settings. The revised Stage 3 tax cuts take effect from 1 July 2024.

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Labor's revised stage 3 tax cuts: distributional analysis

Summary of proposal

The request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of the Government’s revised Stage 3 tax cut changes announced on 25 January 2024, relative to 2023-24 tax settings. The revised Stage 3 tax cuts take effect from 1 July 2024.

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Distributional analysis of the Stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

The request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of Stage 3 of the personal income tax plan as set out in the 2018-19 Budget measure Personal income tax plan and the 2019-20 Budget measure Lower taxes for hard-working Australians: Building on the Personal Income Tax Plan over the medium term. The Stage 3 tax cuts take effect from 1 July 2024 and involve:

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Distributional analysis of the Stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

The request sought estimated financial implications and distributional analysis of Stage 3 of the personal income tax plan as set out in the 2018-19 Budget measure Personal income tax plan and the 2019-20 Budget measure Lower taxes for hard-working Australians: Building on the Personal Income Tax Plan over the medium term. The Stage 3 tax cuts take effect from 1 July 2024 and involve:

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Underlying cash balance impact of Stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

The request sought the underlying cash balance from 2022-23 and the 2023-24 Budget forward estimates period, with the share of the Stage 3 tax cuts shown, presented as both a table and a chart.

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Underlying cash balance impact of Stage 3 tax cuts

Summary of proposal

The request sought the underlying cash balance from 2022-23 and the 2023-24 Budget forward estimates period, with the share of the Stage 3 tax cuts shown, presented as both a table and a chart.

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