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  1. Tax accountant the ‘great winner’: Government introduces next tranche of trust tax bill

    went to the Australian community or a federal election,” Wilson said. “The federal government took to the Australian people last election and said 50 times over they wouldn’t introduce exactly this type of legislation. Wilson pointed out that businesses...

  2. Ex-CA ANZ member loses another case in prolonged campaign against body

    made a number of allegations against CA ANZ’s “controlling officers” – being all current and former directors over the last decade – including the unauthorised payment of director fees between 2015 and 2025, and the publication of financial reports that...

  3. ATO extends FTDT GIC amnesty to mid-2027, making a ‘bigger issue a little bit easier to swallow’

    underlying issue is figuring out whether an election had been made in a new client’s trust. This GIC amnesty was introduced last year off the back of the GIC becoming non-deductible. “Since August 2025, we’ve been providing an opportunity for general...

  4. Why Treasury has got it wrong with its death tax by stealth (a masterclass in marketing miscalculation)

    be reminded of the underhanded death tax imposed by the 2026 Budget. And based on the legislation introduced into Parliament last week (apparently already being attacked by professional politicians as ‘not going far enough’), the reminder to taxpayers...

  5. Millions owed to ATO as restaurant owner faces workplace law penalties

    a failure to ensure the five companies met their statutory obligations to the ATO, and a failure to maintain proper records. Last week, Justice Elizabeth Raper also found Sadamatsu contravened the Fair Work Act 2009 by his failure to pay Saturday,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Tax

  6. How SMBs can win up to $15k early through PAYG variance

    be unpaid, de Jager noted that it will continue to carry forward for small business owners. This follows the ATO’s warning last month that understating PAYG can lead to GIC liabilities. Despite these risks, de Jager acknowledged that small business...

  7. Judge rejects challenge to tax-loss treatment in negligence damages case

    including the treatment of tax liabilities and carried-forward losses. Lindsay-Owen also claimed this report – the last out of three provided by the referees – should be rejected by the NSW Supreme Court’s Justice Ian Harrison for being “perverse and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Naomi Neilson
    • Category: Tax

  8. SMSF audit’s real capacity crunch lands around EOFY

    report said. “Practices that plan resourcing around spring alone may be preparing for the wrong peak.” Leaving things to the last minute The report noted that this pattern is not unique to SMSF audits, and fits a broader Australian habit of leaving tax...

  9. ATO faces the music over alleged incorrect SGC data saga

    which it uses to justify sending superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) letters. Accountants raised these same questions last month, and a restructuring expert spoke out on over 30 examples of SGC “nudge letters” which threatened a risk of audit unless...

  10. The ATO ‘doesn’t want to budge’: A tax specialist on the surge in SGC letters

    cent fines if they don't basically bow to the ATO's demands,” federal shadow treasurer Tim Wilson said on a 3AW interview last week. “We believe very strongly the ATO should respect taxpayers.” Saby said this is a “real” and rampant issue which he is...

  11. ‘Narrow’, ‘complex’: Innovation and investment reforms slammed

    as industry professionals remain concerned over the complexity of access conditions and narrow scope. The federal government last week introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026, which establishes the innovative business CGT...

  12. ‘Aggressive, relentless, and not responsive’: How accountants feel about the ATO right now

    be subject to ATO contact and activity. Nearly one in two accountants had more than 10 clients contacted by the ATO in the last quarter. Survey respondents were also invited to provide free-text reflections on the ATO’s current approach, which by and...

  13. ‘Why are we doing DPNs in bulk?’: ATO’s DPN issuance needs balanced approach

    that his office receives multiple calls a week asking for assistance with managing their DPNs. “Where were those DPNs in the last 20 years? Why are we doing this now? Why is there no balanced approach? Why are we just doing them in bulk? What has...

  14. ATO denies using AI for taxpayer obligations

    or compliance approach. Nearly one in two accountants said they had more than 10 clients contacted by the ATO in the last quarter. At the Federal Parliament hearing, the ATO provided information on its data matching systems after shadow treasurer Tim...

  15. Inside the making of tax law and how you can make a difference

    tracker published by the Parliamentary Budget Office is a useful resource for checking the status of ABUMs, but it was last updated in August 2025. What practitioners can do Treat advice given in the gap as advice on a moving target. File-note what was...

  16. East Coast high schools flock to national accounting program

    firms with secondary schools. Launching his national Accounting Careers – Schools & Industry Connection Program late last month, chartered accountant and founder of Make Accounting Great Again Joe Kaleb has amassed a total of 22 high school sign-ups...

  17. ATO should be exempt from credit card surcharge, accountant says

    “What that means is, they get general interest charges and late penalties. To make things worse, the federal government said last year that general interest charges are no longer tax-deductible. So, businesses are forced into this cycle of debts, which...

  18. Billabong co-founder loses Part IVA appeal in Merchant case

    by EY. The decision was related to transactions linked to the sale of shares in Billabong International Ltd and a bioplastics company, Plantic Technologies. In September 2014, Gordon Merchant Pty Ltd (GM2) transferred around 10 million Billabong shares...

  19. ‘Contact your MP’: Main residence exemption pulled for expats out of the country on 30 June 2027

    significant, because it’s all nothing. You could own a property for 20 years, and you move overseas, and you sell it in the last year, you own it, and you’ll lose exemption on the whole thing – quite a significant change there. “The key point on that...

  20. ATO’s ‘Direction to Pay’ power

    employers showing ongoing and intentional disregard of their obligations.” Richards stressed that the Direction to Pay is a last resort by the ATO to drive a response where no other tactic has attracted a response. “What we need to be careful of is that...

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