Business

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

The Labor government has introduced its legislation for a minimum 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts to...

15 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Business

‘We don’t have crystal balls’: Trust tax rigidity causing angst

The lack of flexibility in the trust tax legislation is a major concern for accountants and is going to require some...

06 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Suddenly they’re worried about complexity? That’s a cop out’: Tax Institute

A tax counsel has condemned the government’s trust tax proposal and the continued denial of the minimum tax offset to...

25 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Lawyer questions whether government wants tax reform feedback

Rushed legislation and short consultation windows for the tax system overhaul have one lawyer wondering whether the...

23 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

Business

‘A lot more work and headaches’: small practitioner blasts trust tax reforms

The proposed discretionary trust tax changes will burden small practitioners with significant costs that they may not...

15 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Concern, confusion skyrocket among accountants post-budget

A new survey has laid bare the level of concern accountants have about the compliance headaches the federal budget...

18 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Technology

CFOs becoming a ‘proving ground’ for balancing innovation with regulatory...

Last week’s AI Appreciation Day was an opportunity to recognise that the value of AI in finance is not measured by...

23 July 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

The four finance skills a compliance accountant needs to reach a CFO seat

Ask a room of accountants who want to become a CFO what is holding them back, and the honest answer is rarely...

16 July 2026 • By [email protected]

Business

Your guide to Payday Super: staying compliant and avoiding common pitfalls

With Payday Super coming into effect today, the NTAA's senior advocate has stressed that employers must ensure that...

01 July 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

Intuit QuickBooks deepens partnership with Employment Hero for Payday Super

Intuit QuickBooks has strengthened its collaboration with global AI-powered employment platform Employment Hero to...

25 June 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

The compliance gaps firms miss at EOFY [CPD Webinar]

Avoid risk, rework and lost revenue this EOFY. Are your client engagements truly compliant this EOFY?

10 June 2026 • By Ignition

Tax

‘Strap yourselves in’: accountants headed for extremely ‘busy but exciting’...

With the accounting industry grappling with AML/CTF changes, Payday Super and a multitude of major tax reforms, the...

27 May 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Super

ATO urges Payday Super action as deadline looms

While compliance is anticipated to be marginally relaxed during its first year, anticipating changes now will lessen...

26 May 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Technology

InfoTrack, CA ANZ team up to give members access to AML/CTF support tools

Tech provider InfoTrack is joining CA ANZ's Member Benefits Partner Program to extend its AML/CTF compliance solution...

21 May 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Technology

Personr launches unified AML/CTF compliance suite

The new compliance suite bridges the gap between customer onboarding and end-to-end AML/CTF compliance management,...

14 May 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

Professional Indemnity cover and AML/CTF compliance under Tranche 2

There have been a few questions raised about whether our Professional Indemnity PI Shield provides cover in relation...

14 May 2026 • By Karen McDonald, Accountancy Insurance

Regulation

ATO to ramp up compliance action on PSI alienation

The Tax Office has issued a targeted call to action to business owners who may have entered into alienation...

07 May 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee