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

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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

Super

Interaction of trust tax and NALI gives rise to 'tax stacking' risk, warns SMSFA

Treasury should carefully consider how the proposed trust tax rules will interact with other tax rules including those...

28 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

CGT, negative gearing changes to increase taxes for half of investors, says...

Analysis based on investment data from previous income years suggests that the government's CGT and negative gearing...

28 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

‘There’ll be a crisis point’: 26-year backtrack prediction on 30% minimum...

One tax lawyer has said that the “astronomically complex” discretionary trust tax proposal from the Albanese...

24 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Lawyer questions whether government wants tax reform feedback

Rushed legislation and short consultation windows for the tax system overhaul have one lawyer wondering whether the...

23 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

Electable regime for trusts ‘unworkable’ as drafted, warns accounting firm

A tax advisory firm has said the government’s proposed electable regime for the trust tax needs substantial reworking...

24 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Taxpayer loses appeal in Federal Court decision

A taxpayer has lost his appeal in the Federal Court of Australia after the Commissioner of Taxation determined that he...

23 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Intergenerational report forecasts further growth in income tax as share of GDP

Income tax reliance will continue to grow in the absence of policy change, Treasury’s latest Intergenerational Report...

23 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Accounting profession excels at 10th Women in Finance Awards 2026

Several accountants, auditors, bookkeepers, and others in the profession have nabbed a finalist spot at the coveted...

22 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Foreign investor fined $370k as ATO cracks whip on land banking

A foreign investor was fined $370,000 for land banking practices as the ATO tightens its screws on those who breach...

22 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Super

‘Aggressive’ SGC letters from the ATO come rolling in

The ATO’s letters notifying small business owners of SGC payable have led one practitioner to believe the Tax Office...

22 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Director fails to prove shortfall penalty assessment was excessive

The Administrative Review Tribunal has tossed a taxpayer’s shortfall penalty objection after it determined that...

22 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Coloured pens, allegedly rushed consent: ATO record keeper ordered to appear...

Questions of alleged coercion and inaccurate records have been raised during a Federal Court hearing against the...

21 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse