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Labor unveils 'widow tax' fix after negative gearing backlash
Jim Chalmers says the proposed legislation would ensure Labor’s tax changes applied to people in a range of circumstances. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
Labor has proposed changes to ensure people who inherit an investment property from a spouse do not lose existing access to negative gearing.
The government is also consulting on carve-outs and changes covering newly built homes, affordable and disability housing and its new capital gains tax system.
The public has two weeks to give feedback on the proposal and Labor is flagging further tranches of legislation implementing its tax changes.
Australians who inherit an investment property from their spouse will not lose any existing negative gearing access under changes proposed by Labor to fix the so-called "widow tax".
It’s not only a widow tax. New CGT hurts mothers too
By decoupling capital gains taxation from individual marginal tax rates, the new regime systematically penalises women when taking time out of the workforce.
Female workforce participation rates are at record highs, the government’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme now spans 26 weeks, childcare subsidies have expanded, and the gender pay gap is at a historical low.
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Widows and divorcees protected as Labor reveals details of tax backdown
Widows and divorcees who faced losing access to capital gains and negative gearing concessions under the federal government’s budget overhaul of property taxes will be protected under a suite of changes revealed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Amid growing criticisms of Chalmers’ handling of the reforms aimed at making housing more affordable for younger Australians, the treasurer on Tuesday confirmed key details of the government’s planned amendments to controversial tax legislation.
It was revealed in June that jointly owned assets, such as a property owned by a couple, would not qualify for the grandfathered exemptions to the budget changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax if they were transferred to single ownership.
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