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HLB Mann Judd appoints four directors

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... closely with professional services firms, family businesses and their associated family groups, providing trusted advice on taxation, business and group restructures, asset protection, succession planning and estate administration. Peskett is part of ...

FAAA flags gaps in discretionary trusts tax reforms, deficient framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... stated in the explanatory memorandum it has yet to release further legislation to address residency, CGT, international taxation, administrative and reporting requirements, and integrity considerations. Consequently, the FAAA pointed out taxpayers and ...

New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... to the foreign resident CGT regime bring Australia's tax laws into closer alignment with the OECD Model Rules for the taxation of foreign residents and ensure foreign residents pay tax on assets including for infrastructure and other assets closely connected ...

Treasury launches minimum tax on discretionary trusts draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... trusts are either not discretionary trusts, the explanatory memorandum states, or are subject to separate regulatory and taxation arrangements, which the minimum tax is not intended to change. There will be a new option for discretionary trusts to be ...

Banned SMSF auditor sentenced for falsifying reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... 15 disqualifications, 24 sets of additional conditions, one suspension and six cancellations. ASIC and the Australian Taxation Office jointly regulate SMSF auditors, with the ATO able to refer conduct concerns to ASIC. The regulators have urged SMSF ...

FAAA welcomes 'widow's tax' changes in CGT, negative gearing reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... re-applied at the level of an underlying individual member. It therefore asks the government to commit to comprehensive taxation guidance, worked examples and calculation tools before this measure commences, and to consider a longer lead time before ...

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... from the ASX official list from the close of trading on August 21. ClearView also provided an update on the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) class ruling relating to the tax treatment of the scheme and special dividend. The ATO has provided a draft ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... and intervene before problems become widespread consumer harm," he said. As part of the reform package, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will receive a new power to prevent rollovers into SMSFs where there is a "well-founded suspicion of consumer ...

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... predictable regulation." The government applies a range of conditions to mitigate risks, including those relating to taxation, national security, economic and community impacts and other matters relevant to the national interest. These include tax conditions ...

Treasury rolls out negative gearing, CGT Tranche 2 consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... part of the period they held an asset and seek to prevent certain CGT events from unintentionally triggering earlier taxation of deferred gains. Additionally, the package includes a proposed definition of a "new residential dwelling", which is a key ...
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