Super

Lipo, lip filler, Botox not for early super access, ATO warns

The ATO and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency are warning against "dipping in” to superannuation funds...

20 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

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Tax

‘Common sense’: Government bows to super tax pressure

After countless months of debate against the government's proposed Div 296 tax, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled...

14 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Super

ATO not targeting honest Payday Super mistakes, draft PCG says

The ATO’s draft compliance guide for Payday Super laws stipulated that firms could still be deemed ‘low risk’ if...

13 October 2025 • By Emma Partis

Super

‘Long overdue’: Payday Super legislation introduced

Advocates and service providers alike have welcomed the introduction of the Payday Super legislation to Federal...

10 October 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Super

‘Bold action’ required on super to protect older women from poverty

Australia could be at risk of driving its older women into poverty as they enter retirement as gender gaps in...

01 October 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Super

‘Results in paying more tax’: ATO warns Australians against early super access

The Tax Office is warning Australians against accessing their superannuation early for expenses related to...

27 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

SMBs will need extra $124k to meet Payday Super rules, says Employment Hero

Modelling from software provider Employment Hero suggests that small and medium-sized businesses will require an...

18 July 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

Alternative super tax proposal now in the hands of government

An alternative Division 296 proposal has landed with the Prime Minister’s office as a rebuttal to claims that there...

17 July 2025 • By Keeli Cambourne

Super

Penalty for lawyer with $290k in super contribution failures

A solicitor has been penalised for his failure to pay almost $300,000 in compulsory superannuation contributions for...

11 July 2025 • By Naomi Neilson

Super

Pitcher Partners super advice fell short, law firm alleges

Pitcher Partners has been accused of breaching its contractual obligations during the six years it provided tax...

08 July 2025 • By Naomi Neilson

Super

PM refuses to be drawn in on Keating’s criticism of super tax

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued to dodge questions around the proposed $3 million super tax, even as the...

02 July 2025 • By Keeli Cambourne

Tax

New super tax proposal reinforces case for auditors to increase technology...

SMSF auditors relying on manual and post-dated processes could find it difficult to deal with the $3 million super tax...

26 June 2025 • By Keeli Cambourne

Tax

Mythbusting common misnomers surrounding Div 296

An SMSF specialist has broken down some common myths surrounding the incoming Division 296 super tax.

23 June 2025 • By Emma Partis

Business

ATO gives green light to real-time super payments

The ATO recently released draft guidance on the addition of the New Payments Platform as an approved method for super...

20 June 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

Successful platform trial accelerates readiness for payday super: Wrkr

Wrkr, Rest and MUFG Retirement Solutions have announced they are “well-positioned” in payday super preparations,...

20 June 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

SMSFA encouraged by talk of a deal over super tax

The SMSF Association has called reports the government is open to making changes to the proposed $3 million super tax...

05 June 2025 • By Keeli Cambourne

Regulation

IPA urges IGTO to prioritise review into payday super readiness

It is critical that employers and intermediaries have confidence that the ATO’s processes and systems will be ready...

30 May 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

‘A taxpayer-subsidised inheritance scheme:’ Policy analysts slam super tax...

Raising super taxes on balances above $3 million is a step in the right direction, but doesn’t go far enough, Grattan...

29 May 2025 • By Emma Partis