Insightful Blogs
6 min
19 Apr, 2026
The Small Business Super Clearing House Is Closing: Move Clients Now
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
14 Apr, 2026
Payday Super Starts 1 July: What to Tell Your Clients Now
From 1 July 2026, super must reach the employee's fund within 7 business days of each payday. Most small business clients have no idea what that means for their payroll process. Their accountant is the first call they will make.
5 min
11 Apr, 2026
Ezyiah vs. Xero: Why Margin Recovery is the New Accounting Standard
Discover how Ezyiah’s AI-native platform automates manual bottlenecks, eliminates data entry, and drives margin recovery for Australian accounting firms.
10 min
10 Apr, 2026
AML/CTF Tranche 2 Starts 1 July: What Accounting Firms Need to Do
From 1 July 2026, accounting firms providing certain services become regulated entities under Australia's AML/CTF laws. The deadline is weeks away and most mid-size firms have not assessed whether they are in scope.
8 min
7 Apr, 2026
MYOB AI BAS Is Here: What It Does and What It Can't Touch
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
3 Apr, 2026
TASA Code Changes Now Apply to Every Firm
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.
5 min
31 Mar, 2026
Tax Accountants Are on Australia's Skills Shortage List
Tax accountants and auditors are now officially on Australia's Occupation Shortage List. The numbers behind the shortage explain why hiring is getting harder and why it is not going to resolve itself quickly.
8 min
27 Mar, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Senior Staff Doing Junior Work
When a senior accountant spends two hours cleaning a CSV file, that cost does not show up anywhere obvious. But it is real, it compounds, and most firms have no idea how much it is actually adding up to.
9 min
24 Mar, 2026
BAS Mistakes That Get You an ATO Compliance Letter
The ATO does not audit randomly. Specific patterns in BAS data trigger their systems automatically. Here is what they are looking at and what to do if you find an error after lodgement.
9 min
20 Mar, 2026
Xero Bank Rules That Are Quietly Miscoding Your Clients
Bank rules save time when they work correctly and cause silent damage when they do not. A business that looks different from two years ago probably has rules that have not kept up.
