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Inside the making of tax law and how you can make a difference

From budget night to the ATO’s guidance, every stage of a tax measure offers a window for practitioner input. The...

06 November 2026 • By Robyn Jacobson, National Tax & Accountants' Association

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Judge rejects challenge to tax-loss treatment in negligence damages case

A $2.46 million tax-loss issue has failed to derail damages calculations in proceedings against a major law firm, with...

02 November 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

‘Accountants are very critical’: Recruiter reacts to Pauline Hanson’s ‘no more...

Following Pauline Hanson’s comments on who One Nation would cut from migration, a recruiter has said skilled migrants...

30 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Moving feast’ of CGT reform riddled with uncertainty

The ATO has an uphill battle administering the new CGT legislation as it has started releasing guidance on “the...

29 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

TPB handed out 162 compliance sanctions in 2025–26

The TPB’s latest annual report has revealed that it imposed over 160 compliance sanctions following investigations.

29 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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

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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

Business

Election results threaten Labor’s CGT, negative gearing changes

Labor’s tossed 50 per cent CGT discount and negative gearing benefits could be ditched if One Nation takes over.

22 October 2026 • By Gemma Crotty

Business

Tax reform ‘more like a political talking point’

Accountants remain irked by the proposed tax reforms on multiple fronts after they were introduced in Parliament.

16 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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

Business

Timing is everything in DPN action matters

An industry body has highlighted that DPN action must be timely enough for directors to tackle financial difficulties...

16 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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

Business

Companies fail to have judge recused in $8.5m tax dispute case

Two companies have lost their attempt to have a judge removed from their tax-related dispute on grounds of apprehended...

15 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

‘Higher tax on entrepreneurship’: CGT reforms ‘meaningless’ for new businesses

The controversial CGT changes punish entrepreneurs who take a calculated risk to grow businesses and investments,...

13 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

CGT reform for innovative start-ups risks limiting effectiveness

Several aspects of the proposed innovative business CGT concession could risk limiting its effectiveness in supporting...

13 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Is this the ‘optimal path’?: Trust tax reform creates burdensome system

A tax lawyer wonders if the government could have taken a simpler path to achieve its discretionary trusts objectives.

12 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Minimum tax on discretionary trusts: the draft law lands, and the concerns...

Four bills, 16 days of consultation, and legislation expected just days away. What practitioners need to know now.

09 October 2026 • By Robyn Jacobson, National Tax & Accountants' Association

Business

‘ALP has never liked trusts’: Government denounced for rushing trust tax reform

The government has failed to “dot their i’s and cross their t’s” in their discretionary trust tax proposals and...

08 October 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur