Business

ATO will stop accepting credit cards from December

The Tax Office has announced it will stop accepting credit cards as a payment method after 30 November 2026.

01 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Tax

Online shopper for Australian properties gets $600k penalty

After committing approximately 2,300 separate contraventions over the span of six and a half years, a property owner...

01 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse and Emilie Lauer

Business

Compliance burden to add to small business costs

Small businesses already bearing the brunt of brutal economic conditions could now face burgeoning costs of obtaining...

30 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Regulation

AUSTRAC turns to section 167 notices in AML crackdown

Law firms are facing closer scrutiny as AUSTRAC tests compliance with expanded AML/CTF obligations and investigates...

30 September 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Business

BDO calls for greater clarity and guidance on IBCC

The mid-tier firm has urged the government to differentiate between the innovative business CGT concession and...

30 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

RBA makes cash rate call after stronger than expected inflation data

The RBA has revealed its latest interest rate decision after recent data indicated that underlying inflation is...

29 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

‘Very poorly thought out’: Minimum trust tax to sting low- to middle-income...

A tax agent has argued that the proposed trust tax legislation will “almost exclusively” hurt low- to middle-income...

29 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Leave small businesses alone in trust tax, building body says

Master Builders Australia has called for small businesses to be grandfathered from the proposal to impose a minimum...

29 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Brand-new awards to spotlight exceptional women in accounting

Accountants Daily is proud to present the inaugural Women in Accounting Awards and is inviting trailblazing women in...

29 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Latest Intergenerational Report points to stubborn productivity issues that AI...

Accounting bodies have called on the government to address the nation’s waning productivity growth, income tax...

29 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

State govt pushback likely on trust tax stamp duty

The director of an accounting firm has called out the federal government for “prescribing” stamp duty implications of...

28 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Major new diversification event, Finance360, launches

A free event aimed at helping finance professionals diversify their offerings beyond home loans has been launched by...

28 September 2026 • By Accountants Daily

Business

What the September rate hike forecast says about the RBA’s strategy

Banks are predicting a cash rate rise by the RBA on Tuesday, and further rises after that, with one economist...

28 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Accountant-turned-director loses appeal in unfair dismissal fight

After receiving six months' payment in lieu of dismissal for serious misconduct and reinstatement, a former accountant...

28 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Trust tax advice bill could balloon to $2.8bn: CPA Australia

The accounting body has warned that taxpayers could incur up to $2.8 billion in professional advice costs just to...

25 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Business tax reform is red tape ‘for no good reason’

The CGT and trust tax reform will bring more compliance hurdles, paperwork, and tax planning for small businesses but...

25 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Suddenly they’re worried about complexity? That’s a cop out’: Tax Institute

A tax counsel has condemned the government’s trust tax proposal and the continued denial of the minimum tax offset to...

25 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

The sting in the tax tail of property CGT changes

More than 2 million Australian investment properties may be affected by the CGT changes coming into force next July,...

25 September 2026 • By Scott Chapman, Opteon