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  1. ATO audit recommends SME debt collection targets

    Previously, in its Practice Statement Law Administration PS LA 2011/6, the ATO said: “We are not resourced to chase every last dollar of revenue payable under the law. This means that we are required to make intelligent choices about what compliance...

  2. Corporate Accountant Awards 2026 launches

    Awards recognises the exceptional dedication of in-house accountants across Australia. This awards program, which first ran last year, recognises and celebrates the fundamental role of finance teams and recognises the contributions of corporate...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  9. 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...

  10. 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,...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. Company insolvencies climb to 14,152 for FY2025–26

    with only 3,031 companies using restructuring. Despite the pressures from rising energy costs and interest rates in the last quarter of 2025–26, insolvency rates for the fourth quarter were actually down by around 8 per cent compared with the same...

  14. Small towns, big challenges: COSBOA report reveals regional business struggles

    of pressure, while 77 per cent of business owners reported facing anxiety or stress related to their business over the last 12 months. As per the report, cutting down on superfluous regulatory complexity would enable small businesses to focus more on...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Business

  15. Altus Financial announces official launch on Central Coast

    while sustaining the core integrated advisory solutions that both original firms were built upon. Following its merger last year, the entity continued to run under both brand names; however, Fortunity will now transition to operate under Altus. This...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Business

  16. Rushing your tax? Why early birds aren’t getting the worm come tax time

    them before pre-fill information became available. The Tax Office issued corrections for over 140,000 personal returns last year, identifying errors spanning government benefits, investment yields, salary earnings, and health insurance details....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Taylor
    • Category: Tax

  17. Xero price hike has some accountants looking for alternatives

    the back of outages his clients have reported. “There’s been at least two instances or maybe three I can think of over the last year or so where Xero has an outage, sometimes, you know, a day at a time.” Although Scott said that this may have been due...

  18. Headline: What the TPB's final AI guidance means for your client data

    finalised its AI guidance. Elfworks co-founders Jimmy McPhedran and Ian Youngman discuss what it means for client data. Last week the Tax Practitioners Board published TPB(GS) 55/2026, its final guidance on the use of artificial intelligence and the...

  19. ‘A sign of the times’: ATO audit outcome letter reflects more assertive regulator, lawyer says

    with Australian tax laws. Audits can vary in complexity, from routine checks to more intensive investigations that may last several months." Speaking with the brand, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers partner Vincent Licciardi (pictured) said that the way that the...

  20. QuickBooks deepens partnerships with AI powerhouses

    first initiative developed by Intuit in recent times, with the software company launching an open banking initiative late last year. According to Intuit's 2026 AI Impact Report, 78 per cent of US businesses said AI improved their productivity and 43 per...

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