Tax

‘Strap yourselves in’: accountants headed for extremely ‘busy but exciting’...

With the accounting industry grappling with AML/CTF changes, Payday Super and a multitude of major tax reforms, the...

27 May 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

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PM to introduce CGT changes, instant tax deduction legislation tomorrow

Legislation to implement changes to CGT, negative gearing, tax cuts, and the $1,000 standard deduction will be...

27 May 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

ATO urges Payday Super action as deadline looms

While compliance is anticipated to be marginally relaxed during its first year, anticipating changes now will lessen...

26 May 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

Trust tax proposal built on ‘false assumption’: Pitcher Partners

The Albanese government’s 30 per cent minimum tax rate on discretionary trusts represents one of the most significant...

26 May 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Business

SME disputes remain elevated: ASBFEO

Payment disputes in the construction, transport, postal, and warehousing industries, as well as franchise disputes,...

26 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

What SMEs must know before posting Albo business partner memes

Although recreating an Australian politician’s likeness is not ‘automatically illegal’, take-down orders, penalties...

26 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Cash flow pressures continue to impact Aussie businesses

The April Business Risk Index results from CreditorWatch show Australian businesses are being hit by a three-way...

25 May 2026 • By Matthew Taylor

Technology

The AI budget conversation your firm needs before 1 July

The firms I see building real capability aren't necessarily spending more. They're spending with more discipline,...

25 May 2026 • By Andrew Cooke

Tax

Albo is not your new business partner: tax specialist dispels meme myths

Internet memes depicting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a “business partner” with a 47 per cent stake in...

22 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Finalists unveiled for Australian Accounting Awards 2026

Accountants Daily and principal partner MYOB are thrilled to announce the finalists for this year’s Australian...

22 May 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

‘Collateral damage’: budget measure to exacerbate productivity lows: ACCI

The higher taxes imposed on discretionary trusts used by small businesses are causing a “double-whammy tax issue,” the...

22 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Tax

ATO releases finalised guidance on deductions for holiday homes

The tax ruling and practical compliance guidelines outline the ATO's views on when expenses can be claimed for rental...

23 May 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Bus services business hit with $67m FTDT bill over basic paperwork errors

The Tax Institute is calling for urgent reforms to the family trust election rules after a family business was hit...

24 May 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Trust tax minimum killing bucket companies, causing small businesses to suffer

Accountants are not coming out as winners, but scapegoats at the hands of the government’s 30 per cent minimum tax on...

21 May 2026 • By Naomi Neilson

Tax

2026 budget signals fundamental shift in wealth strategy

The federal budget 2026 may ultimately be remembered as one of the most significant turning points in Australian...

21 May 2026 • By Altus Financial

Tax

The IAWO: a blind spot, or wilful ignorance?

SMEs adopting AI tools are being left behind in favour of physical assets despite the changing productivity landscape,...

21 May 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Technology

InfoTrack, CA ANZ team up to give members access to AML/CTF support tools

Tech provider InfoTrack is joining CA ANZ's Member Benefits Partner Program to extend its AML/CTF compliance solution...

21 May 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Tax

FTL remission decision highlights a failed framework, ABRT chairman says

The ATO has reversed its decision to scrap a 97-year-old taxpayer’s Failure to Lodge (FTL) remission application in...

20 May 2026 • By Carlos Tse