Business

AML/CTF: AUSTRAC fires first fines as crackdown begins

AUSTRAC has made its first move against unregistered agencies, with businesses now facing daily fines as the regulator...

02 October 2026 • By Emilie Lauer

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Tax

Weaker economic conditions lead to $8.2bn drop in taxes paid by corporates

The ATO’s latest tax transparency report has revealed that slower growth, declining prices and high interest rates...

06 October 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

BlackLine’s detokenisation service achieves security standard validation

The tech company confirms that its PCI Detokenisation Service has now attained Payment Card Industry Data Security...

01 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ATO will stop accepting credit cards from December

The Tax Office has announced it will stop accepting credit cards as a payment method after 30 November 2026.

01 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Super

The legal risks of getting your superannuation nominee incorrect

The legal framework surrounding superannuation death benefit can be complex, with even minor errors in beneficiary...

01 October 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Tax

Government needs legal counsel on its ‘tax on the poor’, lawyer says

One tax lawyer is questioning whether the government knows what a trust really is, highlighting the unnecessary...

01 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

Online shopper for Australian properties gets $600k penalty

After committing approximately 2,300 separate contraventions over the span of six and a half years, a property owner...

01 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse and Emilie Lauer

Appointments

MYOB appoints new chief product officer

The tech company has welcomed its latest chief product officer to its ranks to oversee its product strategy and vision.

01 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Compliance burden to add to small business costs

Small businesses already bearing the brunt of brutal economic conditions could now face burgeoning costs of obtaining...

30 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Regulation

AUSTRAC turns to section 167 notices in AML crackdown

Law firms are facing closer scrutiny as AUSTRAC tests compliance with expanded AML/CTF obligations and investigates...

30 September 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Business

BDO calls for greater clarity and guidance on IBCC

The mid-tier firm has urged the government to differentiate between the innovative business CGT concession and...

30 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

RBA makes cash rate call after stronger than expected inflation data

The RBA has revealed its latest interest rate decision after recent data indicated that underlying inflation is...

29 September 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

‘Very poorly thought out’: Minimum trust tax to sting low- to middle-income...

A tax agent has argued that the proposed trust tax legislation will “almost exclusively” hurt low- to middle-income...

29 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Leave small businesses alone in trust tax, building body says

Master Builders Australia has called for small businesses to be grandfathered from the proposal to impose a minimum...

29 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Brand-new awards to spotlight exceptional women in accounting

Accountants Daily is proud to present the inaugural Women in Accounting Awards and is inviting trailblazing women in...

29 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Latest Intergenerational Report points to stubborn productivity issues that AI...

Accounting bodies have called on the government to address the nation’s waning productivity growth, income tax...

29 September 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

State government 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

Business

Major new diversification event, Finance360, launches

A free event aimed at helping finance professionals diversify their offerings beyond home loans has been launched by...

28 September 2026 • By Accountants Daily