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The 2026 global economy: nervously muddling through
The world economy enters 2026 in a nervous state. Volatility and cautious consumers are the norm, even though growth has proven surprisingly resilient.
Data delays on crucial superannuation information
In September this year, ATO deputy commissioner James O’Halloran acknowledged that one of the frustrating aspects for professionals in dealing...
Labor pledges to fund free tax clinics
Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh has announced that a Labor government would channel $4 million to fund 10 free tax clinics to provide...
Product providers pounce on ATO’s paperless push
Evolving tax and superannuation services for a digitally-focused market was key to the ATO’s “reinvention” blueprint, launched in 2015. Read the...
Decade-old financial reporting threshold set to double
In a joint release, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education Michaelia Cash...
Important lessons for directors in SG case
In this particular case, Bailey v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2018] NSWSC 1580, the plaintiff, Yarogniew Bailey, sought to...
Franking credits proposal opposed, inquiry opens
The inquiry from the House economics committee is set to begin public hearings in Melbourne next week. IPA chief executive Andrew Conway said the...
AFCA to herald ‘a new era of good faith’ after RC
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) aims to drive the nation into “a new era of good faith in financial services and herald...
Large super funds to be hit by franking credit changes
The survey, which looked at fourteen retail super funds, found that many super fund members with low balances benefit from refunds. Read the full...
Non-lodging clients set to face external collection agencies
According to the ATO, tax practitioners will begin getting notified by email of their affected clients and the overdue lodgment obligations the...
Middle, low-income retirees to wear 15% loss under new policy
Earlier this year, the federal opposition announced plans to scrap cash refunds on dividend imputation credits. Read the full article at Nest...




















