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  1. Tax planning 101: when accountants fail to get the basics right for themselves

    in his wider group of controlled companies and trusts. In a stark warning for advisers and taxpayers alike, and as reported last week by Accountants Daily’s sister brand, Accounting Times, the decision in Larmar v Commissioner of Taxation [2026] FCA...

  2. First Nations taxpayers invited to shape ATO review

    proving identity. “Aboriginal people were moved around or may not necessarily have the same phone number that they had the last time they engaged with the ATO,” Rust said. In addition, Rust said some Indigenous people have relied on financial...

  3. What you need to know before your client buys commercial property in super

    are not, it is far better to know before the client has committed. The finance takes longer than the contract allows The last one is about time, and it catches people who are otherwise well organised. Arranging finance inside an SMSF takes longer than a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Nadine Connell, Commercial Finance Broker, SMSF lending, Smart Business Plans
    • Category: Tax
  4. Joint bodies say employers are ‘set up to fail’ in Payday Super regime

    relies heavily on administrative tolerance rather than legal certainty and have called for sweeping changes. In a submission last month, joint accounting bodies called for transitional relief for the Payday Super (PDS) legislation that commenced on 1...

  5. Managing client anxiety about when to lodge tax returns

    cast on entity structuring/trusts/CGT for small business owners. And this is aside from the many ATO PCGs run through in the last few years (effectively changing precedent/interpretations/rules without actually changing any laws – flying under the...

  6. The end of lenient tax debt deals and what it means for your practice risk

    than applying a standardised approach. "The pandemic created expectations around ATO flexibility that were never going to last. The Tax Office has said clearly it is moving to enforce, and a payment plan that felt like protection two years ago is now a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mackay Goodwin
    • Category: Tax
  7. Commissioner responds to tax agent concerns over GIC remission

    of the taxpayer, to make remission decisions." Heferen noted that the ATO received over 140,000 requests for remission last year, with many of them quite complex. "It is inevitable that some decisions may be contestable. We encourage you to send us...

  8. What your property clients are still getting wrong about depreciation

    previously used plants and equipment in a secondhand residential property generally can't be claimed by the new owner. That last rule is probably the single most common thing I have seen investors get wrong. Accountants see these files before we do,...

  9. Treasury’s taxation of trusts consultation ends before it begins

    trustees, businesses, and families who will bear the practical consequences of any change. By definition, it would last months at a minimum. Against that backdrop, the decision to provide only three weeks for submissions (during the winter school...

  10. Why the new financial year could be the smartest time for tax-effective giving

    $2.9 billion to charity through the structures we support (as at 30 June 2025) and gifted more than $245 million to charity last financial year (FY2026). Accountants understand that clients who begin giving in a structured way describe it as some of the...