http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/robert-jeremenko/ Robert Jeremenko is Senior Counsel for the Taxation Institute of Australia which represents 13,000 tax professionals. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-adjust-your-glasses-its-a-tax-forum/ “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” was a 1980s American Top 20 hit for a husband-and-wife-led band called Timbuk3. They went on to release six albums but - sadly for them - they were one-hit wonders. The Gillard Government is about to put 180 economic and social policy wonks into Federal Parliament’s Great Hall for two days, feed them rubber chicken and red cordial and ask them to sing for their supper by chorusing about tax reform. The Tax Forum has modest aims - so let’s hope it doesn’t go the way of Timbuk3. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Jeremenko) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-adjust-your-glasses-its-a-tax-forum/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-adjust-your-glasses-its-a-tax-forum/#item6832 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:35:56 +0000 Robert Jeremenko | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-big-scary-labyrinth-at-the-heart-of-the-tax-system/ If the people looking after the nation’s bank account can’t estimate what it costs to take wealth with one hand and re-distribute it with the other, we are in trouble. Millions of Australians interact daily with a system of swings and roundabouts called the Transfer System. It’s a complex network of welfare payments, concessions and benefits that involves all three tiers of government. Retirees and families with children receive 63 percent of this pie so the changes that are inevitably made around Federal Budget time have a broad impact. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Jeremenko) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-big-scary-labyrinth-at-the-heart-of-the-tax-system/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/The-big-scary-labyrinth-at-the-heart-of-the-tax-system/#item6599 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:45:41 +0000 Robert Jeremenko | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-burnouts-get-more-attention-than-tax-reform/ Just a couple of days on the policy roundabouts of Canberra often seems like a fortnight, but sometimes it’s just not enough time. You might have seen that the Gillard Government has lifted the lid on its long-awaited Tax Forum. It’s all about re-designing the way we collect, use and re-distribute wealth in this country. To do that, it’s giving everybody the grand total of two days. Let’s put that in context. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Jeremenko) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-burnouts-get-more-attention-than-tax-reform/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-burnouts-get-more-attention-than-tax-reform/#item5461 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:35:18 +0000 Robert Jeremenko | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-get-rid-of-the-rats-in-the-tax-system/ The Gillard Government has declared its carbon tax won’t be included in the Federal Budget in May - and that’s not a surprise. The real shock is why we’re even talking about a carbon tax without a debate about broader taxation reform. There aren’t many Australians who wouldn’t like to pay less tax, but reforming the system goes way beyond that. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Jeremenko) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-get-rid-of-the-rats-in-the-tax-system/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/lets-get-rid-of-the-rats-in-the-tax-system/#item5400 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:35:50 +0000 Robert Jeremenko | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/coalition-and-labor-bottling-it-on-tax-reform/ In an election campaign marked by both sides saying as little as possible about tax reform, yesterday’s National Press Club showdown continued the pattern of inertia. Treasurer Wayne Swan and Opposition spokesman Joe Hockey talked about stimulus packages, waste and costings. They talked around tax reform. They mostly avoided talking directly about it. Coalition leader Tony Abbott had already flagged that a Coalition Government would re-visit the Henry Review, with a view to announcing a plan within a year. That’s just a plan for a plan. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Jeremenko) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/coalition-and-labor-bottling-it-on-tax-reform/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/coalition-and-labor-bottling-it-on-tax-reform/#item3756 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:40:05 +0000 Robert Jeremenko | Author bios | The Punch