Regulation

SME productivity potential reliant on regulatory overhaul, IPA says

Despite widespread knowledge that small businesses are struggling to keep their head above water, the IPA believes the...

05 February 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

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Business

Enabling generosity under scrutiny: How accountants can help philanthropists...

The ATO is sharpening its focus on private wealth compliance – and philanthropy is not exempt. In a new era of...

29 January 2026 • By Andrew Binns

Tax

‘Another box-ticking exercise’: CPA, tax lawyer warn of new ATO GIC remission...

The ATO is changing its approach to penalty remission requests to allow for transparency, yet industry professionals...

28 January 2026 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Why ATO compliance is about to feel very different for business owners

Over the past few months, I have found myself having the same conversation with business owners again and again. It...

27 January 2026 • By Mitch Calley, Wakefield Pacific

Tax

Who gets a GIC remission?: ATO releases case studies to clarify relief...

Bereavement, illness and natural disasters are worthy reasons to get a GIC remission from the ATO, while general...

23 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Grant Thornton offers more context following ATO property tax alert

Following an ATO tax alert on contrived property arrangements, a Grant Thornton tax partner has provided additional...

22 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

‘Warning shot’: Experts react to ATO property development tax alert

Tax experts have called the ATO’s recent tax alert signalling a crackdown on contrived property arrangements a...

20 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ATO signals crackdown on property development tax avoidance schemes

The Tax Office has released a fresh taxpayer alert signalling an upcoming crackdown on contrived property development...

16 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ATO issues 5 case studies to clarify tax considerations in commercial deals

To illustrate common issues, the Tax Office has put forward five case studies to help taxpayers understand their...

13 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ATO cracking down on tax dodgers trying to leave the country

The Tax Office is issuing departure prohibition orders as it moves to bolster payment performance and debt collection.

09 January 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Regulation

Philanthropy not-for-profit welcomes ATO clarity on PAFs

A not-for-profit organisation supporting philanthropy has welcomed a draft taxation determination from the ATO...

16 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

Former ATO contractor-turned-fraudster slapped with 18 months behind bars

A former ATO contractor has been found guilty of defrauding the Tax Office of more than $105,000, leading to an 18...

15 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Accountants can unwittingly help perpetrators of financial abuse, study finds

A new study on coerced business debts has found that accountants had unwittingly assisted perpetrators in cases of...

15 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

ATO shifts penalty remission requests online to improve consistency

From early next year, the ATO will require tax agents to lodge penalty remission requests online in a bid to improve...

15 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Business

ASIC pledges regulatory simplification for small businesses

The corporate watchdog has pledged to ease some of the mounting pressure on small businesses with a newly revealed...

12 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

$5.3m worth of ‘on hold’ tax debts soon to be subject to GIC, ATO reveals

Correspondence between the ATO and Treasury has revealed that $5.3 million worth of ‘on hold’ tax debts could be...

05 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

‘Same job, same pay’ case could turn ATO outsourcing on its head, recruiter says

A ‘same job, same pay’ application lodged by an ATO phone operator could upend the agency’s use of contract phone...

04 December 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

‘Nothing new’: Tax experts weigh in on ATO’s PCG 2025/5

The Tax Office has released a final practical compliance guideline on the personal services income rules and the...

03 December 2025 • By Imogen Wilson