Business

Tax reform ‘more like a political talking point’

Accountants remain irked by the proposed tax reforms on multiple fronts after they were introduced in Parliament.

16 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Accounting seriously slaps for Gen Z due to AI

While studies around the perils of AI for many professions are rife, one survey has shown that 94 per cent of Gen Z...

15 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Technology

Xero connects live financial data to Google Gemini

Xero has launched a connected app for Google Gemini, which it says makes it the first financial management platform to...

15 October 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

$17k in SGC payable after employer loses ‘independent contractor’ claim

An employer has failed to dodge nearly $20,000 in SGC after the Administrative Review Tribunal affirmed a worker’s...

16 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

AML obligation gaps: A ‘corporate lawyer’ level of understanding needed

The complexities of anti-money laundering obligations for SMEs are apparent, particularly where trust structures can...

15 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Tax accountant the ‘great winner’: Government introduces next tranche of trust...

The Labor government has introduced its legislation for a minimum 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts to...

15 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Companies fail to have judge recused in $8.5m tax dispute case

Two companies have lost their attempt to have a judge removed from their tax-related dispute on grounds of apprehended...

15 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

A modern slavery disclosure framework for small businesses

Monash University research has led to a framework to assess gaps in grievance and remediation reporting for modern...

15 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Shouldering the user uptick after the restructuring storm: ASBFEO

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) discusses the flow-on potential impacts of the...

15 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Tax agency terminated for serious breaches

The TPB has ended the registration of a tax agent company over client verification failures and offering clients...

14 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Tax reform uncertainty causing decision ‘paralysis’

A tax specialist has urged the government to provide certainty over its proposed tax reforms as the industry awaits...

14 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Standard deduction final ruling needs more detail than its draft: CPA Australia

For a measure intended to simplify compliance, the accounting body has stressed that further clarity and detail are...

14 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Government’s denial of the minimum tax offset doesn’t add up, says senior...

Anticipated to be introduced this week, the proposed discretionary trust tax legislation has practitioners scratching...

14 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

‘Higher tax on entrepreneurship’: CGT reforms ‘meaningless’ for new businesses

The controversial CGT changes punish entrepreneurs who take a calculated risk to grow businesses and investments,...

13 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

Editor’s note: Correction and apology to Chief Group Services

An editor’s note in response to an article published on Accountants Daily.

13 October 2026 • By Accountants Daily

Business

CGT reform for innovative start-ups risks limiting effectiveness

Several aspects of the proposed innovative business CGT concession could risk limiting its effectiveness in supporting...

13 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

NTAA calls for greater clarity on WRE draft ruling

The accounting body has asked the ATO to provide greater detail in its draft ruling on its work-related expenses...

14 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Tax Office wins $1m summary judgment over failed liability payments

The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation has succeeded in the Supreme Court of Western Australia for a summary judgment of...

13 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse