This article proposes the abolition of the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount for personal taxpayers and its replacement with a non-cumulative annual tax-free threshold for the taxation of capital gains. This reform, it is argued, would considerably enhance the equity, efficiency and...

The Australian Capital Gains Tax' ("CGT") is now well established, but cannot be taken for granted. It was introduced primarily for reasons of equity, although there were also strong efficiency arguments identified in its favour. Most commentators would accept that the criterion of simplicity...