6 min
The $20,000 instant asset write-off became permanent law in August 2026 for small businesses under $10 million turnover. Who qualifies, how the threshold is tested, and the coding errors to avoid.
7 min
Most of the 12 May 2026 Budget's tax measures are now law. Where CGT, negative gearing, the instant asset write-off, loss carry-back and the discretionary trust minimum tax stand, checked against the ATO's new legislation page.
5 min
From 1 July 2025, ATO general interest charge and shortfall interest charge are no longer tax deductible. What it means for clients carrying a tax debt.
6 min
Your EOFY 2026 checklist for Australian firms and business owners. What to pay, document, and set up before 30 June, plus what changes on 1 July.
6 min
The SBSCH closes permanently on 30 June 2026. Over 200,000 small businesses are affected and most have not moved yet. Their accounting firm is the right person to make sure they do not miss this.
9 min
Since 1 July 2026, super must reach the employee's fund within 7 business days of each payday. How the new super guarantee charge works, what's deductible, the 25% or 50% penalties, and the PCG 2026/1 transition year.
5 min
Margin recovery means winning back the unbilled hours that manual preparation eats. How AI-native bookkeeping changes the economics of an accounting firm, and why the accountant keeps control.
10 min
AML/CTF obligations for accountants providing designated services started on 1 July 2026. What in-scope firms must do now, from enrolment and customer due diligence to suspicious matter reports and the first annual compliance report in 2027.
8 min
MYOB launched AI BAS in beta in early 2026. It is worth understanding what it actually does, because the gap between what it handles and what it does not is exactly where the real work lives.
6 min
As of 1 July 2025, eight new Code of Professional Conduct obligations apply to every registered tax agent and BAS agent in Australia. Most firms know they exist. Fewer know what they actually require day to day.
