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The impact of tax rate changes on capital gains realisations: evidence from Australia

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Published on 01 Dec 18 by "AUSTRALIAN TAX FORUM" JOURNAL ARTICLE

Australia experienced a major reduction to the rate at which capital gains are taxed on the introduction of the “50% CGT discount” in the 1999‑2000 fiscal year. Claims made at the time of this effective capital gains tax (CGT) rate reduction suggested it would lead to increased realisations as well as an increase in tax revenue. Using time series data from 1988‑89 to 2014‑15, the authors estimate the capital gains realisations response for Australian personal taxpayers. The authors’ elasticity point estimates imply overall revenue losses from the introduction of the CGT discount.

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John Minas
John is a Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University and an Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith Law Futures Centre. - Current at 13 January 2022
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Youngdeok Lim
Youngdeok is a Senior Lecturer, UNSW Business School, UNSW Australia.
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Prof Christopher Evans
Chris is a Professor, School of Taxation & Business Law, UNSW Sydney, Extraordinary Professor, Department of Taxation, University of Pretoria, and International Research Fellow, Centre for Business Taxation, University of Oxford. - Current at 27 October 2020
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