I should start by saying, I am trying to find out information in good faith and have done a bit of research that was largely unproductive thanks to all the spin and "expert commentary".

My understanding is the new proposal would tax gains adjusted for inflation at 30%. I am also of the understanding that you could claim a 50% discount on this tax if you lived in a property it would apply within a timeframe. I am not sure how it was calculated for other asset classes.

So I guess my questions are, is the above correct? What were the old rules? What are the new rules? What's this 47% equity thing doing the rounds that just sounds incorrect?

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[–] 16 points 5 months ago

I'm not educated on the matter but I see the media (which is owned by billionaires) complaining while I'm still fairly broke so I reckon it's fine.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    in-depth discussions from a tax/investor/small biz perspective (most of it is not applicable to me or 80% of the population so i just watched at 1.5x speed to get a gist of issues)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMV0PA2jkrk

    edit: some of the 'problems' like the negative gearing impacting borrowing power... i'm like good... that's the point!

    problems like restructuring costs and stamp duty... yeah that's kinda a legit issue.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Many of the wealthy seem to dislike it, for reasons of unwealthiness.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The rich none working asset grifters were gifted a dream tax bonus by the cruel and deformed grifter dwarf(aka John Howard) now the White Knight Sir Albo has wounded the nasty tax dragon who defended the rich grifters, the rich grifters are wailing and moaning and want the red headed witch Poorline to revenge them!

    Story to be continued .......

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    the issue ? reading the endless complaining of self entitled whiney cunts.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Rich people are throwing all their money into trusts to dodge taxes.

    They all think they earned the money. They think they're doing us a favor by profiting from houses

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  • [+] -6 points 5 months ago*

    This doesn't affect anyone truly wealthy. They allegedly don't 'own' anything or pay tax in their own name. In this country. Generally.

    It will affect some people who don't have accountants or financial.advisors, or allegedly, maybe, bad ones.

    I'd recommend you post your questions to an AI to get a good understanding.

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