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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Widow tax loophole fixed in parliament after NDIS deal

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a deal to close a loophole is the government delivering on its promises. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A tax loophole disadvantaging widowed investors has been closed following an agreement between the major parties.

Budget night tax reforms grandfathered negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions for investors who held property prior to May 12, but if their marriage broke down or their spouse died, they would have lost the entitlements when a jointly owned property transferred to their name.

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