Business

ATO releases details of fuel response payment plan

The Tax Office has announced the details of the temporary payment plan available to businesses impacted by high fuel...

01 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Technology

Dext launches AI agent to automate bookkeeping decisions

The AI agent is designed to help accountants and bookkeepers automate bookkeeping decisions while remaining in control.

26 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Regulation

TPB releases draft guidance on use of AI by tax practitioners

The regulator has released a draft information sheet to help tax practitioners understand their obligations in...

25 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Tax

Tweaks to negative gearing, CGT won't solve housing crisis, says Domain, HIA

Tackling the housing crisis will require increasing supply, rethinking stamp duty and making better use of existing...

20 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Loss for ex-CA member in ongoing campaign against professional body

A former CA ANZ member who accused the professional body of paying unauthorised director fees and publishing false...

20 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

AI-driven productivity freeing up time for accountants to add more value

AI is emerging as a primary driver of time savings through increased productivity for accounting firms, allowing them...

19 March 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Technology

Cloudoffis reveals AI-powered workpapers platform

The new platform is designed to standardise workflows, strengthen compliance and improve efficiency across practices,...

18 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

RBA raises interest rates again after latest meeting

The Reserve Bank has decided to increase the cash rate target again, with inflation still above target and the war in...

17 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

TPB updates register to enable customisation of contact details

The board has announced changes to how contact details are published on the TPB register to help protect...

17 March 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Business

Limited time to get clients’ affairs in order

Recent ATO guidance provides a defined time frame for reviewing clients’ arrangements to ensure alignment with the...

16 March 2026 • By Robyn Jacobson

Tax

How to plan inheritance fairly where children live abroad

Determining how to distribute various assets through an estate can become more complicated when one of the...

13 March 2026 • By Chris Holloway, Equity Trustees

Regulation

Tax agents air frustrations about delays with new GIC remission forms

The ATO's new system for lodging GIC remission requests through OSFA is causing delays in remission decisions in some...

13 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Productivity and efficiency boom, but AI yet to impact firm growth

The latest findings of AI’s impact on the accounting industry revealed mixed results.

11 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Technology

Don’t get sued by your own AI: a 5-step governance framework for partners

From data privacy to ‘hallucination liability’, here are some ideas on how to protect your PI insurance, writes Andrew...

09 March 2026 • By Andrew Cooke

Technology

MYOB unveils new AI capabilities

Business management solutions provider MYOB has moved to streamline lodgment preparation for accountants and...

05 March 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Regulation

APS raises major concerns with changes to ancillary funds

Increasing the minimum distribution rate for both private ancillary funds and public ancillary funds will have...

03 March 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Tax

Succession planning to remain major focus for ATO this year

The Tax Office continues to see situations where tax planning decisions from many years ago are giving rise to...

02 March 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

Accounting work could be fully automated within 18 months, Microsoft AI chief...

As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates with no sign of slowing, Microsoft’s AI chief has sounded the alarm,...

02 March 2026 • By Grace Robbie and Jerome Doraisamy