$1.6M balance cap: more tax on death benefitsBY DANIEL BUTLER | VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2 The proposed $1.6 million superannuation balance cap will, if introduced, result in substantial changes from 1 July 2017 and is likely to generate significantly more tax on the ... Get articles like this delivered to your email - Sign up for the free weekly newsletter  More Articles |
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Surely this in depth analysis is far too early. The Budget announcement is still in the gates and there is a lot required before legislation is assented. A more useful analysis would be a comparison of the Oppositions announced policy against the government's Budget announcements. Both are as theoretical as each other.