Your ATO Position This Tax Time: Interest, Penalties, and Director Risk
Read time: 5 min Published Monday, 20th July 2026 If your business is carrying a debt with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), or you have lodgements that are behind, the cost of leaving that in place has risen. Interest on ATO debts is now more expensive than it once was, late lodgement carries its […]
Payday Super Is Here: Three Things Employers Need to Get Right in July 2026
Read time: 5 min Published Monday, 6th July 2026 If you employ staff, or you are considering taking on employees, three payroll matters need your attention in July 2026. Payday Super has changed when you pay superannuation. The Fair Work Commission has increased minimum wages. And in the middle of both, your final quarterly […]
End of Financial Year Compliance Checkpoint: What Business Owners Need to Confirm Before 30 June
Read time: 9-10 min Published Thursday, 25th June 2026 If your business employs staff or operates through a company, trust, or partnership structure, the period leading up to 30 June carries a set of compliance obligations that require attention before the financial year closes. Missing key deadlines or leaving obligations unresolved can result in additional […]
Super Payments Before 30 June: What Employers Need to Know
Read time: 4-5 min Published Thursday, 11th June 2026 If your business employs staff and you currently use the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) to pay employee super, urgent action is required before 30 June 2026. The SBSCH closes permanently at 11:59pm AEST on 30 June 2026, which means […]
Cash Flow Planning Before End of Financial Year (EOFY): What Actually Matters
Read time: 4-5 min Published Monday, 1st June 2026 If your business has tax, superannuation, payroll, supplier payments, stock, unpaid invoices, Australian Taxation Office debt or planned asset purchases before 30 June, cash flow planning should be reviewed before end-of-financial-year decisions are made. End-of-financial-year (EOFY) planning is often discussed as a tax exercise. For […]
Payday Super and director risk: why payment timing matters
Read time: 5 min Published Friday, 15th May 2026 If your company employs staff, or is preparing to employ staff, unpaid or late superannuation can create risk for directors personally, not just for the business. That risk already exists under current rules. Where a company fails to meet certain tax and superannuation obligations, the […]
2026–27 Federal Budget: What it could mean for businesses, investors and individuals
Read time: 8 min Published Tuesday 12th May 2026 If you run a business, own or are considering buying investment property, use a trust, employ staff or claim work-related deductions, several 2026–27 Federal Budget measures are worth reviewing before making tax, investment or cash flow decisions. The Budget was delivered by Treasurer Jim Chalmers […]
$3 Million Super Tax Changes: What You Actually Need to Know
Read time: 2 min Published Monday 27th April 2026 The Government has introduced new rules that increase tax on very large superannuation balances. From 1 July 2026, individuals with total superannuation balances above $3 million may be subject to an additional tax under Division 296. For most people, this will not apply. For those […]
LeavePlus court rulings expand potential coverage for some Victorian employers
Read time: 4 min Published Tuesday 14th April 2026 Recent Victorian Supreme Court decisions have clarified how the LeavePlus portable long service leave scheme applies. The key outcome is that coverage is determined by the type of work performed by employees, not the employer’s primary industry classification. For some businesses operating outside traditional construction, […]
Pre-30 June Planning: How proactive planning changes your year before the end-of-financial-year (EOFY)
Read time: 5 min Published Tuesday 7th April 2026 For many business owners, 30 June arrives too quickly. By the time the end-of-financial-year (EOFY) is close, the pressure tends to build all at once. Financial reports need attention, tax outcomes come into focus, cash flow can tighten, and important decisions suddenly feel urgent. In […]