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Business

SBR misconceptions, rising DPNs, and what’s next for small business directors

Small business restructures were introduced in 2021 as part of the COVID-19 response, providing a pathway for...

24 December 2025 • By John McInerney, Grant Thornton

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Structured giving blends tax efficiency with lasting legacy

The conversation around philanthropy is shifting among accountants and financial advisers.

22 December 2025 • By Judith Fiander, Australian Philanthropic Services

Business

Abject failure to seize control of over $200m of trust assets a lesson in what...

In modern Australian trust law, there are arguably three foundational principles that are universally true.

25 November 2025 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Business

The accountant who thought they were helping (and created a $200k liability...

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13 November 2025 • By Eddie Senatore, Eddie Senatore Advisory

Technology

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06 November 2025 • By Ignition

Technology

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Tax

Being a father figure may trigger rights for claims against estates

As appears to be increasingly the case, a key feature of the ongoing multi-trillion dollar intergenerational wealth...

28 October 2025 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Tax

A lesson in ignoring good tax principles

Even staunch opponents of the proposed changes to Division 296 did not begrudge the government’s attempt to reduce the...

21 October 2025 • By Tony Greco, IPA

Tax

Edging closer to a decision in Bendel

This article unpacks the key arguments advanced by the parties in the Bendel appeal before the High Court.

02 October 2025 • By Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute

Business

The questions that actually get clients talking

This is free: my scripts on how to gain more traction with clients in conversation. Most accountants have the wrong...

29 September 2025 • By Eddie Senatore, Eddie Senatore Advisory

Tax

ATO interest charges: matters of interest

Matters of interest to consider following the recent law change to GIC.

04 September 2025 • By Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute

Super

Decision clarifies when SMSF trustee decisions can be challenged

A key aspect of the superannuation regime is the statutory and common law right for beneficiaries to seek court review...

04 September 2025 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Business

Help save the legal industry in a post-AI world: do your estate plan using a...

It might be argued that the (not-so-secret) secret of the legal profession (at least for estate planning lawyers...

29 August 2025 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Regulation

Adviser warning with backdating trust distribution resolutions

The trust adviser's mantra to 'read the deed' is arguably a shorthand reminder that, particularly in relation to...

25 August 2025 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Business

The $2m shareholder agreement that nearly killed a company

I've been mediating shareholder disputes for years, but the case that landed on my desk last month revealed a...

21 August 2025 • By Eddie Senatore, Eddie Senatore Advisory

Tax

Inherited assets: what you need to know about pre-CGT v post-CGT investments

Inheriting assets, whether it’s a family home, shares, or an investment property, can offer significant financial...

12 August 2025 • By Chris Holloway, Equity Trustees

Tax

Distribution traps for corporate beneficiaries

Distributions to corporate beneficiaries can result in some unexpected and unforgiving tax outcomes.

07 August 2025 • By Robyn Jacobson, The Tax Institute

Tax

Guide to the non-deductibility of GIC and SIC from 1 July 2025

GIC and SIC incurred by taxpayers on or after 1 July 2025 will no longer be tax deductible.

06 August 2025 • By Tony Greco & Letty Chen, Institute of Public Accountants