Business

‘Please can we have some more?’: Calls for tax reform deadline extension

At a parliamentary hearing on discretionary trusts, three accounting bodies urged the government to delay implementing...

06 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Barrister fined $25k for missing tax records

A NSW barrister penalised for civil contempt of court has expressed his deep regret for his failure to lodge taxation...

06 November 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

CA ANZ, Human Rights Law Centre release whistleblowing guidance for chartered...

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Human Rights Law Centre’s Whistleblower Project have...

06 November 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Inside the making of tax law and how you can make a difference

From budget night to the ATO’s guidance, every stage of a tax measure offers a window for practitioner input. The...

06 November 2026 • By Robyn Jacobson, National Tax & Accountants' Association

Business

‘Why are we doing DPNs in bulk?’: ATO’s DPN issuance needs balanced approach

A tax specialist has questioned why there has been a sudden surge in DPN issuances and called the application of the...

05 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

ATO denies using AI for taxpayer obligations

The Tax Office has said it does not use AI to make compliance decisions or determine a taxpayer’s obligations, as a...

05 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Late appeal against $18m tax settlement judgment quashed

A taxpayer has lost his attempt to bring an appeal against a judgment enforcing a $18 million tax settlement after he...

05 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Not fair and reasonable’: ATO questioned over how it treats those who owe tax

Noting that debt collection is one of the top priorities for the ATO, the Tax Ombudsman said the way it treats...

04 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Trust tax sets up decades of litigation, lawyer says

A tax lawyer has warned the government’s minimum tax on discretionary trusts turns on a definition that is...

04 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

ACTU denies employer group ‘scaremongering’, calls for dismantling of trust...

In its latest submission to the Senate inquiry into companion discretionary trust tax bills, the Australian Council...

04 November 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

RBA makes Melbourne Cup Day 2026 cash rate call

The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation, but today’s cash rate decision from the Reserve Bank could well...

03 November 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Not a ‘misunderstanding’ of rules: Dental practice searched over illegal...

The ATO has searched a Melbourne dental practice linked to a former health practitioner suspected of helping...

03 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Regulation

‘Aggressive, relentless, and not responsive’: How accountants feel about the...

New research, produced by Accountants Daily in partnership with Accountancy Insurance, reveals what practitioners...

03 November 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Small accounting firms struggle to compete amid talent shortage

With 22,000 accountants set to leave the profession next year, determining the best way forward is imperative.

03 November 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

The ATO ‘doesn’t want to budge’: A tax specialist on the surge in SGC letters

One tax specialist is seeing clients receiving SGC letters at least once a week, as the ATO ramps up its debt...

02 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

Judge rejects challenge to tax-loss treatment in negligence damages case

A $2.46 million tax-loss issue has failed to derail damages calculations in proceedings against a major law firm, with...

02 November 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

‘Narrow’, ‘complex’: Innovation and investment reforms slammed

The government’s IBCC and R&D tax incentive legislation is under the scanner, as industry professionals remain...

02 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Technology

Australian AI Awards 2026 winners unveiled

The third annual Australian AI Awards has seen more than 30 professionals and businesses recognised as innovators and...

02 November 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy