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June 2002
30^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Government Superannuation Measures Passed
28^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Labor Victory On Superannuation Coverage
28^th	IFSA	Media Release: Investment returns - 16-year data tells the story
28^th	Senate Super	Media Release: Inquiry into Superannuation and Standards of Living in Retirement - Public Hearing 1 July 2002
28^th	ATO Assist	Request for departing Australia superannuation payment (DASP)—temporary resident
28^th	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 24/2002 – 28 June
27^th	ATO Assist	Capital allowances schedule instructions 2002
26^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Only Labor Will Fully Protect Stolen Super
26^th	ATO Assist	2003 PAYG Income Tax Withholding Variation (ITWV) Application Nat 2036-4.2003
25^th	Senate Super	Report: Taxation of Transfers from Overseas Superannuation Funds
25^th	AIST	The final legislative leg-up
25^th	AIST	Government and regulators should learn from real failure
25^th	IFSA	IFSA Voice - June 2002
24^th	IAA	Lower Equity Returns Forecast
24^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 24/2002 – 24 June
21^st	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Speech to the Institute of Actuaries in Australia Risky Business - Corporate Governance and the Role of Independent Experts
21^st	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 23/2002 – 21 June
21^st	ATO Assist	Superannuation guarantee: the facts for employees—what the superannuation guarantee means to you
21^st	IFSA	Media Release: NSW stamp duty decision – good news for investors
20^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Liberals Do Another U-Turn On Super Surcharge
20^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Thousands Will Miss Out On Super And The Government Couldn't Care Less
20^th	IAA	Actuaries Call for Financially Sustainable Retirement Incomes
20^th	Senate Super	Media Release: Inquiry into Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Bill (No 2) 2002 and Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2002 - Public hearing 20 June 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Eligible termination payments—an employees guide to lump sum payments from your employer
20^th	ATO Assist	SuperMatch—is now back online
20^th	IFSA	Submission: Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Bill (No.2) 2002 and Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2002
19^th	ATO Assist	Eligible termination payments—an individuals guide to lump sum superannuation payments
19^th	ASFA	$25,000 pa retirement income must be the goal
18^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - EXPOSED: Government Avoids Super Laws
18^th	ALP	Stephen Conroy and Nick Sherry - Better Closure Needed
18^th	IFSA	Submission: Superannuation Adequacy Submission
18^th	IFSA	Media Release: IFSA supports FSR Regulations
18^th	IFSA	Media Release: Swift action can make our retirement super!
17^th	IAA	Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation & Financial Services SUPERANNUATION AND STANDARDS OF LIVING IN RETIREMENT
17^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 23/2002 – 17 June
17^th	ATO Assist	Superannuation guarantee rate rise—9%
14^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Coonan's Superannuation Compensation Announcement - Too Little, Too Late
14^th	Senate Super	Media Release: Justice for Victims of Commercial Nominees
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Financial Assistance to Superannuation Investors
14^th	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 22/2002 – 14 June
14^th	ATO Assist	Pensions, allowances, payments and annuities
14^th	ATO Assist	Self-employed contribution required to gain age based contribution limits
14^th	ATO Assist	Pensioner tax offset
14^th	ATO Assist	Speech: 'Knowledge in Practice' - Address by Michael Carmody to the CPA's Public Accountants Convention 2002 held in Perth, WA
14^th	ATO Assist	Media Release: Superannuation rate to rise to boost retirement security
13^th	AIST	Choice back but in need of change
11^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 22/2002 – 11 June
7^th	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 21/2002 – 7 June
6^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Costello Confirms Affordability Of Labor's Plan For Fairer Super Tax Cut
5^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Children's Super Accounts - Slashed By 90%
5^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Costings For ALP Super Plan Get Liberal Tick
5^th	IAA	Actuary Australia magazine - Issue 70, June 2002
5^th	APRA	APRA Prosecutes Trustees of Superannuation Entities for Non-Lodgement of APRA Annual Returns
4^th	IFSA	Media Release: ARISA and IFSA Merger Approved
4^th	WIS	Women In Super Newsletter - June 2002 Edition
4^th	ATO TNTSAB	Simplified imputation: overview of the proposed rules for the imputation system - overview
3^rd	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 21/2002 – 3 June
3^rd	IAA	Actuary Australia magazine - Issue 69, May 2002
June 2002

May 2002
31^st	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 20/2002 – 31 May
31^st	ICAA	Superannuation Thresholds and Limits for 2002/03
31^st	ICAA	Tax on Departing Australia Superannuation Payments
31^st	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Financial Sector Levies for 2002-03
30^th	CPA Online	Superannuation – two key areas for financial year end
30^th	ATO Assist	National Telephone Contact Guide
30^th	AIST	Trustees also hit by insurance crisis
29^th	ATO Assist	A guide for trustees running a self managed superannuation fund
27^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 20/2002 – 27 May
26^th	ALP	Address: NSW ALP Conference - Simon Crean - Sydney Town Hall - 22 May 2002
24^th	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 19/2002 – 24 May
24^th	ICAA	Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2)
24^th	ICAA	APRA Confirms Exchange of Fund Income for non-Superannuation Benefits Fails Test
24^th	Treasury	Financial Services Reform - Draft Regulations for Consultation - Corporations Amendment Regulations & Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations
23^rd	ATO Assist	Transitional RBL Indexation Factors
23^rd	ATO Assist	Interest on overpayment (IOP) rates
23^rd	ATO Assist	Tax file numbers—responsibilities of superannuation trustees
22^nd	ASIC	Super Release not such a super idea
22^nd	ATO Assist	Tax-free part of bona fide redundancy payments and approved early retirement scheme payments limits
22^nd	ATO Assist	Low rate threshold—post-June 83 components of ETP
22^nd	ATO Assist	Superannuation contribution surcharge tax—adjusted taxable income
22^nd	ATO Assist	SuperMatch—transfer of SHAR credits
22^nd	ALP	Budget Reply Address - Bob McMullan - National Press Club, Canberra
22^nd	ALP	Transcript: Telstra, Disability Pensions, Bracket Creep, Superannuation, Budget Discipline, Intergenerational Report, Labor's Economic Policy, Trusts, Competition Policy, Medibank Private, Shareholder Ownership - Bob McMullan - Press Club, Canberra
21^st	ATO Assist	Age Based Contribution Limits
21^st	ATO Assist	Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE)
21^st	ATO Assist	Superannuation guarantee—maximum superannuation contribution base
21^st	ATO Assist	Reasonable Benefit Limits
20^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 19/2002 – 20 May
20^th	ATO Assist	Superannuation contributions surcharge on employer termination payments rolled-over
20^th	ATO Assist	25A Schedule 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Capital Allowances Schedule 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Fund Income Tax and Regulatory Return 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Family Trust Election and/or Family Trust Revocation Form 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Interposed Entity Election Schedule 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Losses Schedules 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	PAYG Payment Summary Schedule - Non Individual 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Capital gains tax (CGT) Schedule 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Fund Income Tax Return and Regulatory Instructions 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Schedule 25A Instructions 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Losses Schedule Instructions 2002
20^th	Senate Super	Media Release: Taxation of Transfers from Overseas Superannuation Funds Public Hearing 22 May 2002
20^th	ATO Assist	Superannuation contributions surcharge on employer termination payments rolled-over
19^th	ALP	Bob McMullan - Minchin Demolishes Costello's Budget Attack
17^th	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 18/2002 - Special Budget Edition – 17 May
17^th	ALP	Simon Crean - Howard's And Costello's Desperate Lies On Super
17^th	ALP	Transcript: Superannuation Schemes, Federal Budget, Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme, CSL Yarra - Simon Crean - Interview with Leon Byner - Radio 5AA
17^th	ALP	Transcript: Federal Budget - Bob McMullan - TV Interview with John Mangos - Sky TV News, Parliament House, Canberra
17^th	ALP	Transcript: Alec Campbell & Federal Budget Reply - Simon Crean - TV Interview with Tracey Grimshaw - Channel 9 Today Show
17^th	ALP	Transcript: Superannuation, Federal Budget, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Simon Crean - Doorstop Interview with Nick Sherry - Parliament House, Canberra
17^th	ALP	Bob McMullan - More Deliberate Mistakes From Costello
17^th	Treasurer	Labor's Super Bungle
17^th	Treasurer	Transcript: Superannuation; Labor's new taxes
17^th	AIST	Trustees Comment on Super Surcharge Change
16^th	ALP	Simon Crean and Nick Sherry - Superannuation Tax Reform For All Not Just The Wealthy
16^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - A Fairer Superannuation System
16^th	WIS	Women In Super Newsletter - May 2002 Edition
15^th	TIA	Costello's Housekeeping Still Taxing
15^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Liberals Superannuation Promises - Delivered Only in Part
15^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Liberals Threaten Super For Thousands Of Australian Workers
15^th	ALP	Transcript: Federal Budget - Simon Crean - Interview with Linda Mottram - ABC Radio AM, Parliament House
15^th	ALP	Transcript: Federal Budget - Simon Crean - Interview with Jeremy Cordeaux - Radio 5DN
15^th	ALP	Transcript: Federal Budget - Simon Crean - Interview with Ray Hadley - Radio 2GB
15^th	ALP	Transcript: Federal Budget - Simon Crean - Interview with Liam Bartlett - ABC Radio, Perth
15^th	Treasurer	Transcript: Budget - Interview with John Laws, 2UE
15^th	ATO Assist	New reason codes applicable to SPAD version 7.0
15^th	ATO Assist	Understanding your superannuation—information for employees
15^th	Senate Super	Media Release: Taxation of Transfers from Overseas Superannuation Funds Public Hearing 17 May 2002
15^th	ASFA	New rule means thousands left out of super
15^th	Supercorp	2002-2003 FEDERAL BUDGET SUMMARY
15^th	ALP	Transcript: Federal Budget - Simon Crean - Interview - Channel 7 "Sunrise"
15^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - The Tax Slug On Superannuation
15^th	AIST	Superannuation Budget 2002 TRUSTEES Comment
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - Superannuation for Life: Child Accounts
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - Superannuation from the Baby Bonus
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - splitting superannuation contributions between couples
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - higher fully deductible amount for superannuation contributions by self-employed persons
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - reducing the Superannuation Surcharge rate
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - reduction of the tax rate on excessive Eligible Termination Payments
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - Quarterly Superannuation Guarantee Contributions
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - Continuing Superannuation contributions to age 75
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Increase in Medicare Levy Thresholds
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Increase in the medical expenses offset threshold
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	A Better Superannuation System - Introduction of Government Superannuation Co-contribution for Low Income Earners
14^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Choice of Superannuation and Portability
14^th	FPA	More choice means more super winners in 2002 Budget
14^th	CPA Online	Federal Budget 2002 – CPA Australia Comment
14^th	IFSA	Media Release: 2002 Budget - IFSA supports savings initiatives
14^th	ASFA	Budget - super steps not strides
13^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 18/2002 – 13 May
13^th	ATO Assist	Tax file numbers and superannuation—employer responsibilities
13^th	APRA	APRA Issues Circular on Winding up Superannuation Funds
13^th	APRA	APRA Confirms Exchange of Fund Income for non-Superannuation Benefits Fails Test
13^th	AIST	Milestones or Landmines - Superannuation Budget Changes
13^th	ACTU	ACTU Super Newsletter - No 15 May 2002/June 2002
10^th	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 17/2002 – 10 May
10^th	ASIC	Speech: The new FSR disclosure regime – likely impacts on our industry
10^th	ATO Assist	Superannuation Guarantee—an employers checklist
10^th	IFSA	Media Release: ARISA IFSA MERGER
10^th	ARISA	ARISA and IFSA announce in-principle agreement for merger
10^th	AIST	Mother’s Day Superannuation Gift
9^th	CPA Online	CPA Australia nominates budget outcomes 'wishlist'
9^th	ASFA	Calculating super fees now made easier
9^th	WIS	Submission to the Senate Inquiry: Superannuation and Standards of Living in Retirement
8^th	APRA	Speech: Topical Issues in APRA's Patch - Graeme Thompson
8^th	ATO Assist	Temporary residents departing Australia
8^th	ATO Assist	Superannuation guarantee—Information for employees
6^th	IAA	Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation & Financial Services TAXATION OF TRANSFERS FROM OVERSEAS FUNDS
6^th	ASIC	Not such a super idea
6^th	IFSA	Submission: Inquiry into the review of the Managed Investments Act 1998
6^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 17/2002 – 6 May
3^rd	ICAA	Retirement Income Alert Today (RAT) Edition 16/2002 – 3 May
3^rd	ATO Assist	New warning on late Business Activity Statements and Instalment Activity Statements: Lodge by 31 May or face penalties
3^rd	SCT	Bulletin Issue No.27 - 1 January 2002 - 31 March 2002
3^rd	ATO Assist	Self managed superannuation fund—payment for allocated pensions
3^rd	ATO Assist	Self managed superannuation fund—allocated pension payments
3^rd	ATO Assist	Self managed superannuation funds—tax implications for allocated pensions
3^rd	ATO Assist	Self managed superannuation funds—what is an allocated pension?
3^rd	AIST	True audit integrity may require regulation
3^rd	ICAA	Inquiry Into The Adequacy Of The Tax Arrangements For Superannuation And Related Policy, To Address The Retirement Income And Aged And Health Care Needs Of Australians
3^rd	ICAA	Superannuation Survey Results - AAS 25 Research Report
3^rd	ICAA	News and Media Releases (03 May 2002)
2^nd	ATO Assist	Self managed superannuation fund—allocated pension deductions and rebates
1^st	CPA Online	Submission on the adequacy of the taxation arrangements for superannuation and related policy to address the retirement income and aged and health care needs for Australians
1^st	ATO Assist	Superannuation guarantee—how to understand and meet your superannuation guarantee obligations (an employers guide)
May 2002

April 2002
29^th	ATO Assist	Error with PAYG instalment rates and amounts for some superannuation funds
29^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 16/2002 - 29 April
29^th	ICAA	Inquiry Into Taxation Of Transfers From Overseas Superannuation Funds
29^th	ICAA	News and Media Releases (29 Apr 2002)
26^th	ATO Assist	Consumer Price Index (CPI) Rates
26^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Government Allows Nest Eggs To Crack Yet Again
24^th	Treasurer	Consumer Price Index - March Quarter 2002
22^nd	IFSA	Submission: Super for Over 65's
22^nd	ALP	Anthony Albanese - We Need A New Vision, Not A New Tax
22^nd	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 15/2002 - 22 April
22^nd	ICAA	Submissions and Legislation Overviews - Contributions and Cashing Submission
22^nd	ICAA	Submissions and Legislation Overviews - Productivity Commission
22^nd	Treasury	Managed Investments Act 1998 Consultation Paper
22^nd	ASIC	Court stops early release of super
22^nd	APRA	Court Stops Early Release of Super - ASIC Media Release
21^st	ALP	Nick Sherry - IFSA Report On Superannuation Fees And Charges
21^st	IFSA	Report: Competition drives super fees down
21^st	IFSA	Media Release: Competition drives super fees down
18^th	ALP	Nick Sherry - Independent Tribunal Should Stay
18^th	AIST	Policy coordination the key to effective change
17^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Government Responds to Productivity Commission Report on Superannuation Legislation
16^th	Supercorp	Progress Software eNewsletter: Supercorp Revs Up for Super Success
16^th	ALP	Transcript: Parliamentary Reform, Economic Management, Four Corners Program On Asylum Seekers, Ageing Population Costs, Superannuation, Irukandji Death, School Of The Air - Simon Crean - Doorstop - Shadow Cabinet, Charters Towers, Queensland
16^th	Senate Super	Guidelines on making a submission
15^th	IAA	Actuary Australia magazine - Issue 68, April 2002
15^th	APRA	Superannuation Institutions Statistics - Latest Superannuation Trends December 2001
15^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 14/2002 - 15 April
12^th	MP Rev. & Ass. Treasurer	Speech to the Federal Women's Conference
12^th	ATO Assist	Two weeks to lodge Business Activity Statements and Instalment Activity Statements
11^th	ASIC	ACA and ASIC test the financial planning industry
10^th	IFSA	Submission: Unclaimed Monies
10^th	IAA	Death of Bob Katz, World Bank
9^th	ASIC	ASIC obtains enforceable undertaking after misleading superannuation advertising
8^th	WIS	Women In Super Newsletter - February/March 2002 (CMSF) Edition
8^th	ICAA	ICAA Tax Bulletin 13/2002 - 8 April
8^th	ATO Assist	Payments to Senior Australians on the Way
April 2002

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