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Helen Coonan

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer

26 November 2001 - 17 July 2004

2004 Media Releases

2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004

065 07/07/2004 Super Safety Net Expanded
064 06/07/2004 Helping Small Business to get on with the Job
063 06/07/2004 Super Guarantee Reporting Made Simpler for Small Business
062 30/06/2004 Fairer Treatment for Small Business Tax Debts
061 30/06/2004 July 1 Super Changes a Sure Bet for Australian Workers
060 29/06/2004 Funding Boosted for Regulators
059 25/06/2004 Donations to Playgroups to be Tax Deductible
058 27/06/2004 A Week of Super Reforms a Boon for Australian Workers
057 25/06/2004 Distant Voice from Tassie Gets it Wrong Again
056 25/06/2004 Major Reforms Change Liability Insurance Landscape
055 23/06/2004 More Choice to Help Australians Retire When They're Ready
054 23/06/2004 Changes to DIY Integrity Rules
053 21/06/2004 Employees to Control Their Superannuation
052 18/06/2004 Government Delivers Sweeping International Tax Reforms
051 16/06/2004 New Complying Market Linked Pension
050 11/06/2004 Helping Australians to Spend Wisely and Save Well
049 10/06/2004 ANAO Finds HIH Claims Scheme a Credit to Those Involved
048 04/06/2004 Federal ALP shows its true colours on insurance tax
047 01/06/2004 Integrity Measures for DIY Funds to be Clarified
046 27/05/2004 Fairer Treatment for Interdependent Relationships
045 24/05/2004 'At Call' Loans Red Tape to be Cut for Small Business
044 14/05/2004 Labor - Selling Australia's Super Savings Short
043 11/05/2004 New Incentives for Television Production in Australia
042 11/05/2004 GST and Extension of the Concession for Veterans' Cars
041 11/05/2004 Goods and Services Tax and Barter Trade Exchange Schemes
040 11/05/2004 Taxation Concessions for Irrigation Water Providers
039 11/05/2004 Uniform Capital Allowances— Deductions for the Cost of Acquiring Certain Telecommunications Rights
038 11/05/2004 Improving the Integrity of the Superannuation System
037 11/05/2004 Changes Relating to Tax Concessions for Philanthropy
036 11/05/2004 Income Tax— Standard Set of Age Criteria for Dependent Child Relation Concessions
035 11/05/2004 Simplification of Foreign Employment Exemption
034 11/05/2004 Income Tax Exemption for Certain Military Compensation Payments
033 11/05/2004 Increase in Medicare Levy Low Income Thresholds
032 11/05/2004 Phasing Down of the Land Transport Facilities Borrowings Tax Offset Scheme
031 11/05/2004 Fringe Benefits Tax— Exemptions And Reporting Exclusions
030 11/05/2004 Foreign Resident Withholding Arrangements
029 11/05/2004 Capital Gains Tax Improvements
028 07/05/2004 Release of Report of Review of Financial Sector Levies
027 06/05/2004 Venture capital regime now complete
026 04/05/2004 Amendments to Super Co-contribution Regulations Open for Public Comment
025 28/04/2004 Business Coalition's $5b Wish-list but no Word on Reducing Super Fees
024 24/04/2004 Gifts to Victorian Crime Stoppers Tax Deductible
023 20/04/2004 Deductibility of Gifts to the Albert Coates Memorial Trust
022 20/04/2004 Gifts to International Social Service Australia
021 07/04/2004 Improved tax loss recoupment rules for companies
020 06/04/2004 Business to have a say on tax treatment of 'at call' loans
019 01/04/2004 One more year for transition to FBT exemption for payments to worker entitlement funds
018 01/04/2004 Key International Tax Reforms to Benefit Business
017 31/03/2004 Government Boosts Safety for Super Funds
016 30/03/2004 Improving Choice and Competition in Retirement Incomes
015 16/03/2004 Extension of Tax Deduction to Help Rebuild Parramatta Church
014 15/03/2004 Labor's Groundhog Day on Super
013 14/03/2004 Matched Super Extended to One Million More Australians
012 09/03/2004 Sherry's Sad Rehash of Old Super Ideas
011 01/03/2004 Tax Changes Increase Opportunities for Australian Businesses
010 27/02/2004 Australian Insurance Reforms 'World Class'
009 24/02/2004 Press Release: ACCC Report on Medical Indemnity Premiums
008 23/02/2004 ACCC Report on Price Monitoring of Insurance Premiums
007 23/02/2004 Skilled People are the Key to Success
006 20/02/2004 Low Income Earners' Matched Super Contributions
005 18/02/2004 Labor Wide of the Mark on Tax Evasion
004 11/02/2004 Labor out of step - Business and community groups pay the price
003 09/02/2004 Inspector-General of Taxation's First Report
002 05/02/2004 New Australia-Mexico Tax Treaty
001 29/01/2004 What Mr Latham didn't mention in his speech