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Tax reform tranches bring uncertainty, extra costs

A professional body has slammed the current tax reform process, including the second tranche of amendments, and called...

21 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Treasury floats giving ATO monthly PAYG determination power

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Tax specialist exposes ‘biggest’ weakness in trust tax reform

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‘A lot more work and headaches’: small practitioner blasts trust tax reforms

The proposed discretionary trust tax changes will burden small practitioners with significant costs that they may not...

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