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How SMBs can win up to $15k early through PAYG variance

Small business owners are missing out on cashing out prior to receiving their returns by not taking the ATO’s PAYG...

28 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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1 July 2027 CGT reset: pre-order now, valued in the first week of July

Every valuer in the country will be working from the same week of evidence. Clients whose reports are pre-ordered are...

27 October 2026 • By Mike Wilczynski, Chartered Accountant, Certified Property Valuer (Australian Valuers Institute) and Registered Tax Agent, CGT Property Valuations

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Contempt charges for barrister who shirked Tax Office

Amid a finding of civil contempt, the NSW Supreme Court learnt a Sydney barrister had failed to lodge his business...

26 October 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

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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

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ATO worker fired for allegedly accessing taxation information for stalking...

The Federal Court has given a former ATO worker leave to amend his originating application against the Tax Office’s...

23 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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ATO extends FTDT GIC amnesty to mid-2027, making a ‘bigger issue a little bit...

The Tax Office has confirmed it will be extending the GIC remission for FTDT liabilities for another six months;...

22 October 2026 • By Carlos Tse

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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

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1 July 2027 CGT reset: valuation or formula? Run the numbers by client

Pick the market, property type and purchase year. The free calculator shows the tax under a 1 July 2027 valuation and...

20 October 2026 • By Mike Wilczynski, Chartered Accountant, Certified Property Valuer (Australian Valuers Institute) and Registered Tax Agent, CGT Property Valuations