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.
5 min
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
When seniors clean CSVs and fix imports, firms lose margin that never shows on a P&L. How to measure it, and how firms are freeing up capacity in a tight hiring market.
