Tax

Bendel ruling explained: Unpacking the High Court’s decision

The High Court of Australia has dismissed the Commissioner of Taxation’s appeal in Bendel. In this analysis,...

11 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse and Naomi Neilson

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BAS agent’s registration application rejected over insufficient experience

The Administrative Review Tribunal has upheld a TPB decision to reject a tax agent registration application after...

10 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

What the new ATO guidelines mean for holiday home owners

The ATO’s tax ruling on rental property income and deductions is raising questions around definitions, compliance, and...

10 June 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

‘Deliberate’ transitions to advisory needed

To make the shift to advisory-based services more sustainable and trustworthy, accounting firms must use AI and...

10 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

Senator pushes for CGT bill to be split

An independent senator has said the government is actively avoiding scrutiny regarding the changes to CGT and has...

11 June 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Extensive tax offending keeps law graduate locked out of profession

A law graduate’s admission application has been knocked back due to lengthy criminal and taxation offences, including...

09 June 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Super

Australian SMEs remain underprepared for Payday Super, research shows

Two in five Australian businesses have not yet reviewed their cash flow impact or are unsure ahead of Payday Super...

09 June 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Technology

New tech requires new processes, not a retrofit of outdated approaches

The biggest gap that organisations struggle with culturally is the acceptance that they need to take the opportunity...

09 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

ATO under review following substantiated ‘maladministration’

After an independent investigation into the ATO's management of a case, the Tax Ombudsman has found some...

08 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Over 500 sign accountant's petition against CGT, discretionary trust tax changes

Over 500 signatories have backed a petition opposing the government’s changes to CGT and discretionary trusts, and its...

08 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Underpaying director who lacked contrition hit with $35k fine

In what the Fair Work Ombudsman deemed a deliberate and “blatant flouting of workplace laws”, a director has been...

08 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ATO flags top tips for trustees in lead-up to EOFY

Clarity, record keeping, and staying up to date with requirements are some of the areas trustees should pay attention...

05 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

‘Confidence gap’ costing Australians money at tax time: H&R Block

Some Australians are missing out on important tax deductions by underestimating the complexity of their tax affairs,...

05 June 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Tax

Court makes rulings in tax evasion case involving R&D incentives

The Federal Court of Australia has determined that a tax agent contravened the Tax Administration Act by allegedly...

05 June 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

Accountants ‘don’t want to be left behind’ in the age of AI

Accounting professionals who aren’t already immersed in the use of AI are “a bit of an outlier,” according to one...

04 June 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Technology

‘Elevation’ the real opportunity for accountants using AI

No client has ever said, ‘What I really want is faster data entry’. Accountants are better placed than perhaps ever...

04 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Super

Workers overwhelmingly support Payday Super changes

According to new research, the Payday Super regime – which comes into effect on 1 July – has strong backing from the...

03 June 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Technology

Be wary of the 'great AI proposal', accounting firms told

The director of an accounting firm has warned small business accountants to avoid getting swept up in the rhetoric of...

03 June 2026 • By Carlos Tse