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  1. Net cash flow tax: What is it and what will it mean for SMEs?

    being both never seen before and more focused on larger businesses rather than small ones, Accountants Daily reported last week that the tax could have adverse impacts on the small business community. Letty Chen, the Institute of Public Accountants...

  2. Lipo, lip filler, Botox not for early super access, ATO warns

    a significant growth in applications for compassionate release of super, with dental service requests doubling over the last two years. According to the ATO, to be approved, the services needed to be certified by two practitioners as necessary to...

  3. Accountants, industry bodies rally behind Tax Ombudsman's ATO service review

    review into the ATO’s tax agent service, industry members and bodies are pushing for sustainable and meaningful change. Last Thursday (16 October), the Tax Ombudsman unveiled her highly anticipated review into the ATO’s service to tax agents, with the...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. To fix or not to fix: What smart accountants are doing with their home loans

    per cent, with its lowest two-year fixed rate now starting at 5.24 per cent. BOQ increased its fixed rates by 0.40 per cent last week. Two-year fixed rates remain the sharpest priced in the market. At the time this article was published, the sharpest...

  8. Small Business Pulse reflects additional uptick: ASBFEO

    Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) has published the latest Small Business Pulse, reflecting an increase of 0.8 per cent for the last quarter. Ombudsman Bruce Billson said over the past 12 months, the pulse had increased 0.5 per cent and that there was “a...

  9. Winding-up case against alleged $14m tax avoidance scheme gets green light

    to proceed with winding-up claims against 26 individuals and companies that allegedly owe tax authorities over $14 million. Last Wednesday (11 February), the Federal Court of Australia allowed liquidator Peter Krejci to proceed with his winding-up...

  10. Government urged to prioritise Div 7A reform this year

    The Tax Institute are urging the government to prioritise reform changes to the Division 7A regime, with the Bendel decision last year illustrating the consequences of leaving issues with the provisions unresolved. In a recent pre-budget submission, the...

  11. CA ANZ conducts review into exam platform outage

    ANZ has issued an apology to provisional CA ANZ members who could not complete their Audit and Risk (AR126) exam on Tuesday last week due to a malfunction of a third-party exam delivery platform. "We sincerely apologise to affected candidates and...

  12. Tax Ombudsman kicks off review into OSfA

    review into Online Services for Agents (OFsA), building on her previous review into the ATO's registered agent phone line last year. The review into the ATO's registered agent phone line found that many of the issues raised by agents were linked to...

  13. Tweaks to negative gearing, CGT won't solve housing crisis, says Domain, HIA

    relatively small price movements of around 1-4 per cent. That’s less than the growth many cities saw in a single quarter last year." Powell said a change in tax settings could, however, see a shift in who’s buying property. “If investor activity eases,...

  14. Senator grills IPA about ongoing membership of CADB-banned auditor

    Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB). As previously reported by Accountants Daily, the CADB cancelled O’Shea’s registration last October after finding his audits of property development companies had contained “extensive and serious” failures. The CADB...

  15. Treasury reveals Board of Taxation, TPB chair appointments

    Practitioners Board while KPMG Australia partner David Bradbury will chair the Board of Taxation (BoT), Treasury announced last Friday (27 March). In a joint statement, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino said the appointments...

  16. What your SMSF commercial property clients are getting wrong right now

    is in a company." Sandra runs a dental practice in Melbourne. Her SMSF holds the building she works from. She called me last month, having already concluded she was fine. She was wrong, and she had no idea a deadline was approaching. Having helped over...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Nadine Connell, Smart Business Plans
    • Category: Super

  17. Ignored messages, delays causing major frustration with OSfA: The Tax Institute

    review into OSfA. Ruth Owen, Inspector-General of Taxation and tax ombudsman, officially launched her review into OSfA last month, which follows her previous review into the ATO's registered agent phone line last year. In a recent submission, the Tax...

  18. TPB's AI guidance fails to address 'most significant compliance risk', warns NTAA

    to the National Tax and Accountants' Association (NTAA). The TPB released draft Information sheet (TPB(I) D62/2026) last month to help tax practitioners understand their obligations under the Code of Professional Conduct in relation to the use of AI....

  19. No safe distance: the call your clients are about to make

    you do with that map. The call is already coming. It is a Wednesday morning. A client you have not spoken to since their last quarterly review rings your direct line. They skip the pleasantries. Their fuel surcharge invoices have risen by 30 per cent in...

  20. Tax takeaways from Chalmers’ pre-budget interview blitz

    own assessments, but I can assure you that it is aimed firmly and squarely at aspiration." In a slew of media appearances last Thursday (30 April), Chalmers emphasised that any tax changes would focus on curbing intergenerational inequality, without...

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