Business

Compliance burden to add to small business costs

Small businesses already bearing the brunt of brutal economic conditions could now face burgeoning costs of obtaining...

30 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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Business

State government pushback likely on trust tax stamp duty

The director of an accounting firm has called out the federal government for “prescribing” stamp duty implications of...

28 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Trust tax advice bill could balloon to $2.8bn: CPA Australia

The accounting body has warned that taxpayers could incur up to $2.8 billion in professional advice costs just to...

25 September 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

Trust tax penalty a ‘punishment’ for small businesses

A 47 per cent tax treatment for family businesses that elect into a new regime as an alternative to restructuring...

18 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Treasury floats giving ATO monthly PAYG determination power

New draft legislation to allow monthly PAYG would require those who have failed to meet their tax obligations to...

16 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Tax specialist exposes ‘biggest’ weakness in trust tax reform

Families considering the proposed fixed distribution alternative would need to “think much further ahead,” as today’s...

16 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

Settle stamp duty treatment before trust tax rules start

CPA Australia has argued that the proposal to allow businesses to elect to make fixed distributions to pre-nominated...

15 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Tax reform consultation process ‘worries me’, specialists say

The president of The Tax Institute and a lawyer have questioned the authenticity of the government’s consultation...

08 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Submission urges carve-out for new builds from SMSF LRBA ban

A joint submission has put forward five options to the government on the recent LRBA ban on residential property,...

08 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

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

Business

Need to get valuation for all assets is ‘overkill’ in CGT reform

A property development industry body has called the apportionment approach problematic, expensive, and difficult to...

03 September 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

Calls for extra round of consultation on CGT, negative gearing changes

The Property Council of Australia has urged the government to carry out another round of consultation on the ‘flawed...

31 August 2026 • By Malavika Santhebennur

Business

TPB sanctions framework should embed protections in the law: NTAA

The instruments in the draft TPB sanction reforms could destroy a tax practitioner’s reputation and should include...

21 August 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