Using a model of the key dimensions and requirements for tax simplification, the paper compares and contrasts the approaches taken and the achievements made in this regard in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Based on this analysis, it is concluded that without a...

The Superannuation Industry Supervision Act 1993 (Cth) (the SIS Act) has been amended from 1 July 2013 to require the trustees of Australian superannuation funds to have regard and consider the taxation consequences of their investment strategy. In spite of the literature strongly supporting the...