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  1. ‘Nothing new’: Tax experts weigh in on ATO’s PCG 2025/5

    released a final practical compliance guideline on the personal services income rules and the application of Part IVA. Late last week, the ATO published the final practical compliance guideline for personal services businesses and Part IVA of the Income...

  2. How accountants can help owners build businesses that investors want to buy into

    shift focus from what happened to what’s possible Most owner–accountant conversations still revolve around what happened last year. Necessary? Yes! But not enough when valuation depends almost entirely on the future. I’ve found that once owners can see...

  3. IAWO trend continues as calls are renewed for permanency

    The Albanese government revealed the extension of the $20,000 instant asset write-off (IAWO) measure as it passed the Senate last week (27 November). The IAWO was extended until 30 June 2026 in hopes it would “boost cash and incentivise small businesses...

  4. No, seriously, where are the women?

    it serves. “While there has been some success in increasing the number of female practitioners in the industry over the last three years, we still have a long way to go,” he said. “We have a number of excellent female practitioners and female lead firms...

  5. Researcher calls for overhaul of Australia’s insolvency frameworks

    but unfortunately in Australia we've got this real stigma about accessing insolvency frameworks.” In a speech delivered last Tuesday (18 November), Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, said a robust,...

  6. ATO phone contractor lodges ‘same job, same pay’ application

    tax agents in this review. Agents are reporting an increasingly poor experience with the ATO’s agent phone line over the last two years, citing inconsistent advice and a lack of suitably skilled staff. This is contributing to a general feeling of not...

  7. Boutique advisory quality, demand set to rival big 4

    and redundancy. Accountants have linked it to clients receiving better advisory services at the smaller end of town. Last week, Accounting Times reported EY had made further cuts to its advisory team with the redundancy of 50 roles due to a plummet in...

  8. Man charged with allegedly issuing over 10k fraudulent invoices to Bunnings

    of fraud for allegedly issuing fraudulent invoices to Bunnings Warehouse and being disqualified from managing corporations. Last Friday (21 November), Queensland man Brent Young was charged with one count of fraud and one count of managing a corporation...

  9. SMC warns against handing low-income Aussies CSLR bill

    The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort levy for FY2027 has been estimated at a whopping $137.5 million, urging the Super Members Council to call for protection of low- and middle-income Australians. Following the reveal of the Compensation Scheme of...

  10. ATO’s holiday home owner tax changes spur taxpayers to be ‘wary and proactive’

    approach to rental property tax deductions, tax advisers are warning holiday home owners to be wary of the coming changes. Last Wednesday (12 November), the ATO withdrew its existing ruling on rental property deductions (IT 2167) and unveiled a new...

  11. No free lunch: Corporate catering director lands $2.8m tax bill

    catering business has landed a hefty tax bill after failing to pay superannuation guarantee charges and GST liabilities. Last Thursday (13 November), catering company director Michael Deering landed a $2,804,639 tax penalty after failing to pay the ATO...

  12. Payday super part 2: not quite ‘all systems go’

    series that shares the author’s insights on the new Payday Super (PDS) law and implementation of the reforms. Part 1 last week highlighted the problem PDS is designed to solve, recapped the current law, and explained the operation of the new law. In...

  13. AFSA takes former Mackay Goodwin trustee to Federal Court

    of more than $4 million between 2021–2023. According to AFSA, Leroy was deregistered as a registered trustee last year and was now seeking court action to declare he had breached his duties, was not a fit and proper person to act as a bankruptcy trustee...

  14. Outsourcing contributing to poorer ATO phone service delivery, union says

    tax agents in this review. Agents are reporting an increasingly poor experience with the ATO’s agent phone line over the last two years, citing inconsistent advice and a lack of suitably skilled staff. This is contributing to a general feeling of not...

  15. The accountant who thought they were helping (and created a $200k liability instead)

    something that troubles me: accountants creating liability for themselves while genuinely trying to help their clients. Last month, a director called me in a panic. She'd bought a business, agreed to pay off the seller's tax debt as part of the purchase...

  16. ‘Punishment doesn’t fit the crime’: ATO upholds $9k penalty to dormant business

    tax agents in this review. Agents are reporting an increasingly poor experience with the ATO’s agent phone line over the last two years, citing inconsistent advice and a lack of suitably skilled staff. This is contributing to a general feeling of not...

  17. Treasury concerned about rising income tax rates, pre-roundtable briefing reveals

    in pre-event documents circulated to attendees. The annotated roundtable agenda, released under Freedom of Information last Friday (31 October), revealed that the government was growing concerned about Australia's increasing reliance on income tax to...

  18. Coalition pushes back on Payday Super timeline to ‘make sure it succeeds’

    positive, yet concerns around the commencement date and implementation for small businesses have begun to surface. Last week, Accountants Daily reported on these concerns from various accounting, super and tax professionals, with the overarching message...

  19. Small businesses remain optimistic despite high stress, report reveals

    small businesses,” he said. According to COSBOA and CBA data, 64 per cent of small businesses reported lower profits than last year (compared to 40 per cent in 2024), six in 10 (60 per cent) reported at least occasionally not being able to pay...

  20. Board of Taxation opens consultation for red tape review

    The Board of Taxation has launched a ‘red tape reduction review’ and is seeking stakeholder feedback until mid-December. Last Friday (24 October), the Board of Taxation announced it would be opening consultation for its red tape reduction review, first...

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