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Finalists unveiled for Rising Stars Awards 2026

Accountants Daily and principal partner Pinch are thrilled to reveal the finalists for this year’s Rising Star Awards.

10 March 2026 • By Accountants Daily

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Tax

ATO flags essential questions for lodgment deferrals

The Tax Office has outlined important questions for tax agents to consider before applying for lodgment deferrals for...

10 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

Modelling highlights 'significant implementation risk' with stapled super...

A bill designed to streamline the choice of fund process for new employees could result in over 300,000 duplicate...

09 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Count Foundation to reach $15.2m in giving

The Count Foundation, the “philanthropic heart” of Count, a network of integrated accounting and wealth services...

06 March 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Super

Revised Div 296 bill passes lower house

The bill to implement the $3 million threshold tax for superannuation has now cleared the House of Representatives.

06 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

GIC remissions framework must balance 'integrity with empathy', says CPA

The professional body has said interest charges should support compliance rather than exacerbate financial distress...

06 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Running SMBs ‘has become harder than it needs to be’, says ASBFEO

In its pre-budget submission, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has called for targeted...

05 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

Aussie SMEs full of ambition, confidence, and optimism, but lacking critical...

An increasing ‘advice gap’, particularly for regional businesses, could have flow-on economic consequences, new...

05 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Technology

MYOB unveils new AI capabilities

Business management solutions provider MYOB has moved to streamline lodgment preparation for accountants and...

05 March 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Super

Member verification requests to eliminate bulk of contribution errors, says ATO

The Tax Office is optimistic that member verification requests and better error handling will reduce the millions of...

05 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Early prep on Payday Super the ‘best way to avoid penalties, payroll headaches’

HLB Mann Judd has urged businesses to review their processes now to ensure a smooth transition when the Payday Super...

04 March 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Using AUSTRAC’s starter kits: A practical guide

The financial intelligence agency’s how-to kits are a global first, and send strong signals to Tranche 2 entities,...

04 March 2026 • By Katie Bourne

Super

Contribution caps set to increase for 2026–27

The concessional contributions cap is scheduled to rise to $32,500 for the 2026–27 year, following the release of the...

04 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Former tax agent convicted over misleading statement in registration renewal

The Tax Practitioners Board has said the recent conviction of a former tax agent reinforces the importance of full...

04 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

Prospa flags Payday Super, cash flow as major SME challenges

Limited cash reserves, compliance changes and uncertainty about EOFY investment decisions are the key and immediate...

03 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Regulation

APS raises major concerns with changes to ancillary funds

Increasing the minimum distribution rate for both private ancillary funds and public ancillary funds will have...

03 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Regulation

IPA welcomes Tax Ombudsman's review into GIC

Proactive steps taken by the ATO to improve its policies and processes on GIC remission are encouraging, but further...

03 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

Accounting work could be fully automated within 18 months, Microsoft AI chief...

As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates with no sign of slowing, Microsoft’s AI chief has sounded the alarm,...

02 March 2026 • By Grace Robbie and Jerome Doraisamy