Tax

GIC isn’t deductible any more: The conversation to have with clients carrying...

For years, plenty of small business owners treated their ATO balance as a line of credit. It was always there, it...

13 November 2026 • By Gary Gipp

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Tax

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

With the death tax by stealth (i.e., the changes to the testamentary trust regime), the marketing strategists may have...

26 October 2026 • By Matthew Burgess

Tax

The sale is the easy part: 4 questions to ask before a client sells

Nearly a third of Australian small-business owners plan to retire in the next five years. Only 16 per cent have a...

21 October 2026 • By Josh Derrington

Tax

4 more ways Treasury has radically escalated its War on Trusts

Treasury and the federal government have marketed their minimum tax on trusts as a mechanism to redistribute wealth...

20 October 2026 • By Matthew Burgess

Business

The 60-fold capacity gap reshaping SMSF audit

There is an emerging capacity gap, which – instead of highlighting efficient versus inefficient firms doing the same...

19 October 2026 • By John Munden

Tax

Minimum tax on trusts: Ideology-driven reform by belligerent bureaucrats

The government’s new 30 per cent minimum taxation of trusts regime is far more than a change in tax rates. For...

16 October 2026 • By Matthew Burgess

Tax

Minimum tax on trusts another masterclass in inept tax reform

The release of the minimum tax for discretionary trusts legislation is the latest instalment following the radical tax...

04 September 2026 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Tax

Top 10 things you need to know about the CGT changes

The 50 per cent CGT discount on gains accruing to 30 June 2027 is preserved. Almost everything else about working out...

04 September 2026 • By Robyn Jacobson, NTAA

Super

The SMSF borrowing change lands on the middle of your client book, not the top

Borrowed assets make up 17.9 per cent of the average fund holding $500,000 to $1 million, against 3.0 per cent of a $5...

18 August 2026 • By Rasti Vaibhav, Get RARE Properties

Tax

Multiple-property investors may need a portfolio-wide view of quarantined losses

Quarantined property losses will not only affect the property that generates them. For investors who own multiple...

05 August 2026 • By Bradley Beer

Technology

AI won’t replace accountants, but inertia might

The accountants I speak to aren’t worried about AI replacing them. They’re worried about being left behind by firms...

04 August 2026 • By John Munden

Regulation

No clear guidance, no room for delay: M\managing lockdown DPN risk under...

With Payday Super now in effect and the first FY27 superannuation payment deadlines having passed, uncertainty remains...

23 July 2026 • By Cameron Crichton and Virginia Lao

Tax

Why the new financial year could be the smartest time for tax-effective giving

For clients who have just experienced the sting of a large tax bill, or who can see one coming, the message is simple:...

21 July 2026 • By Kevin Robbie

Business

What your property clients are still getting wrong about depreciation

With loss quarantining now the law, the depreciation claims sitting in your clients' files need to hold up to...

20 July 2026 • By Theo Mavratzakis

Tax

Treasury’s taxation of trusts consultation ends before it begins

Before adding yet another layer of complexity to an already convoluted area of tax law, Treasury should step back and...

17 July 2026 • By Matthew Burgess

Technology

The AI question your clients are asking is the wrong one

Almost every owner I speak to now has a question about AI. It is nearly always the wrong question, writes Nitesh Roopa.

15 July 2026 • By Nitesh Roopa

Business

Why mid-tier firms must lift their commercial game to compete with the big 4

Trust in the big four has been disrupted, creating a rare opportunity for mid-tier firms. However, technical...

13 July 2026 • By Hans Morse

Business

Most accounting firms can be impersonated by email – we checked 275 of them

A scan of 275 Australian accounting firm domains found 76 per cent have no enforced protection against email spoofing,...

08 July 2026 • By Peter Mastras