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Super payments doubled since July 1: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... further two to three million are likely to have moved from monthly payments to weekly or fortnightly. ASFA said small businesses were the most likely to pay super quarterly, so their employees are seeing the largest change. "Younger Aussies, tradies ...

FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... already paid for this year," FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said. "For a profession almost entirely made up of small businesses, a profession that has also almost halved since 2019, that is not marginal. The additional advice allocation should be zero." ...

Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Treasury has released draft legislation on a capital gains tax (CGT) concession for start-ups and small businesses, embedding several amendments that have been lauded as a "substantial win" by an industry body. From 1 July 2027, the bill introduces ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... variance in almost everything in advice; you've got a large portion of the industry that is comprised of small businesses, and for them to adopt any new technology, there needs to be really clear value, and often there needs to be support around ...

Treasury launches minimum tax on discretionary trusts draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... hands of the trustee," he said. Treasury estimates that less than 10% of the country's 2.7 million active small businesses will be affected by these reforms in any given year.

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... final decision." Singling out the financial adviser sector, Mulino said he recognises it is made up largely of small businesses and knows "the immense value they provide to Australians" and heard the concerns they have raised throughout this process. ...

ASIC ramps up enforcement action

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... critical levers that allow ASIC to act quickly and decisively to stop misconduct, protect consumers, investors and small businesses, and efficiently remove unsuitable operators from the market," Court said. "They can often be deployed more swiftly than ...

FAAA calls for rethink on trust tax overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... reconsider its proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts, warning the reforms could impose significant costs on small businesses, financial advisers and lower income Australians while failing to adequately target tax ministration. In its submission ...

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... system, reminding both to consider the regulatory impact of its activities on affected industries, especially on small businesses and market entrants, "ensuring its actions are proportionate and promote the advancement of consumer interests via competition ...

FAAA warns adviser levies could exceed $5k as ASIC costs climb

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... association said the combined burden was "a crippling cost imposed on a sector that is almost entirely made up of small businesses" and highlighted the need for the government to address the long-term sustainability of the CSLR. The FAAA also questioned ...
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