What The Hell Is Dividend Imputation?
What the hell is dividend imputation and why is everyone talking about franking credits? In this episode, Follow the Money explains how it all works.
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Contributors: Richard Denniss, chief economist at the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAI
Matt Grudnoff, senior economist at the Australia Institute // @MattGrudnoff
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey // Additional editing by Lizzie Jack and Andrea Cantle.
Title Track: Jonathan McFeat pulseandthrum.com Find us on Twitter @theausinstitute // Facebook.
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Australia Institute research:
> [2019] Inquiry submission: Abolish the cashing out of franking credits
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