Business

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

One tax specialist is seeing clients receiving SGC letters at least once a week, as the ATO ramps up its debt...

02 November 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Millions owed to ATO as restaurant owner faces workplace law penalties

A Sydney restaurant director disqualified after racking up $4.1 million in tax debts has been ordered to compensate...

28 October 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

Complaints to Tax Ombudsman skyrocket by 180% in 2 years

The Tax Ombudsman has reported seeing an “unprecedented” demand as the ATO’s debt collection activity places more...

28 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

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

Small business owners are missing out on cashing out prior to receiving their returns by not taking the ATO’s PAYG...

28 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

‘A big slap in the face’: Accountant blasts ATO credit card ban

The ATO’s credit card ban is a “huge blow” to small businesses already struggling with cash flow issues, while the...

26 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Tax

ATO worker fired for allegedly accessing taxation information for stalking...

The Federal Court has given a former ATO worker leave to amend his originating application against the Tax Office’s...

23 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Standard deduction final ruling needs more detail than its draft: CPA Australia

For a measure intended to simplify compliance, the accounting body has stressed that further clarity and detail are...

14 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

NTAA calls for greater clarity on WRE draft ruling

The accounting body has asked the ATO to provide greater detail in its draft ruling on its work-related expenses...

14 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ATO extends credit card payment option to 30 June 2027, silent on initial...

The ATO has extended the acceptance of credit cards for tax debts until 30 June 2027, and while the expanded timeline...

12 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

ATO credit card ban delay could lead to higher usage

The IPA has warned that the extension could lead to more taxpayers using credit cards to meet their tax obligations...

12 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘It hurts’: ATO credit card ban another hit to small business

Small businesses have taken multiple hits in the recent past, and the ATO’s credit card ban only adds to the pain,...

09 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Can paying tax in the wrong year prevent being taxed in the right year? Court...

A recent court case has shown that a taxpayer paying CGT on a sold property in the wrong year did not stop the ATO...

07 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Deplorable’: ATO’s bargain breakdown shifts red dot on business cash flow

With the ATO confirming that it failed to secure a lower surcharge with banks before bringing out the credit card ban...

07 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Businesses should not absorb merchant fees, accountant says

With surcharge removals coming into effect yesterday, one accounting principal has said he will advise his business...

02 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

ATO will stop accepting credit cards from December

The Tax Office has announced it will stop accepting credit cards as a payment method after 30 November 2026.

01 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

The sting in the tax tail of property CGT changes

More than 2 million Australian investment properties may be affected by the CGT changes coming into force next July,...

25 September 2026 • By Scott Chapman, Opteon

Business

Budget changes entire property investing landscape

A tech platform founder has described the CGT and negative gearing changes in the budget as highly technical,...

24 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Foreign investor fined $370k as ATO cracks whip on land banking

A foreign investor was fined $370,000 for land banking practices as the ATO tightens its screws on those who breach...

22 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur