Business

Billabong co-founder loses Part IVA appeal in Merchant case

The High Court has unanimously held that the tax scheme related to the sale of Billabong shares from a family trust to...

11 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Business

Trust tax to earn government $720m from SMBs, Treasury confirms war on trust...

The Treasury has revealed its stance on the discretionary trust being used by small businesses, arguing that applying...

11 November 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Ex-tax agent’s stay application of TPB’s civil case dismissed

The Federal Court has dismissed a tax agent’s applications for a stay of the TPB application to seek declarations, a...

10 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘This is a bad tax bill’: COSBOA presses for trust tax bill to be scrapped

The peak body for small businesses has strongly suggested that the discretionary trust tax bill does not proceed and...

10 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

The retiree client the trust tax forgot

I’m a 70-year-old self-funded retiree, and I’m the kind of client many accountants will be hearing from as the minimum...

10 November 2026 • By Anonymous

Tax

Victoria’s potential amid crushing business taxation

One academic has stressed that Victoria should not be overlooked as a business destination despite its militant tax...

10 November 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

‘Sledgehammer’ approach to trust tax reform labelled ‘intrusive’

The government has taken a “sledgehammer” approach to discretionary trust tax reforms, particularly for businesses...

09 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

East Coast high schools flock to national accounting program

One accountant has launched his national accounting program for high schools, calling on accounting firms to join the...

09 November 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Economists, association leaders arc up to discretionary trust business structure

At the latest Senate hearing on discretionary trusts, association leaders butt heads with business advocates as the...

09 November 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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

Business

‘Where do I start?’: Accountant lists concerns with tax reform, access to advice

A Perth-based accountant has raised the alarm on the “sheer” complexity of the proposed tax reforms and wondered...

06 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

NSW trust laws a reminder that government tax grabs are omnipresent

While ongoing federal government “tax grabs” attract most of the headlines, NSW’s foreign beneficiary surcharge regime...

06 November 2026 • By Matthew Burgess

Tax

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