Make your views known about tax

Posted by Jenni Colwill on 20 January 2009 | 2 Comments

After a great holiday, the first thing to talk about is women and tax. Your views on this subject are vitally needed!

Read on....

If you look at the new pages on the NFAW website, you'll see that the government is reviewing the whole issue of taxation. This review is also investigating the financial security of people on pensions.

The problem is that this review has been going since May last year, but very little input has been received on women's tax issues.

And you guessed it - changes to tax in Australia will have a significant impact on women.

Think of Family Tax Benefit for a start. Also, think about who benefits most from the superannuation guarantee - people on higher salaries. Is that women?

Earlier posts on this blog have pointed out the differences in salaries for men and women in Australia.

Women need to start thinking about tax, and making their views known to the people who are running the review. They need your help.

What do you think about how women fare under the current tax system? What you would like to see in future tax systems? How does the family tax system affect you? Do second earners in households get fair treatment under the current tax system, which is now based on joint, not individual, earnings?

In particular, we urgently need your comments about retirement incomes. We only have until the end of February to make the views of Australian women known.

Your comments are important!