by Daniel Karadinovski | Jul 10, 2026 | Self-Managed Superannuation, Tax, Webinars
Most of the problems I see in SMSF audits didn’t happen in June. They happened in August, or October, or February, when a trustee made a decision without writing it down, let a pension payment drift, or assumed their investment strategy from the prior year was...
by Hamish Sinclair | Jul 2, 2026 | R&D Tax Incentive, Tax, Tax Guides
The new financial year is the right time to think about the R&D Tax Incentive, not because anything is due right now, but because of when it isn’t due. The registration deadline for your 2025-26 R&D activities sits ten months away, on 30 April 2027, and...
by Kate Dennis | Jul 2, 2026 | Self-Managed Superannuation, Tax, Tax Guides
What to give your accountant for an SMSF tax return in 2026 Preparing an SMSF annual return is a genuinely different exercise from preparing a personal or business tax return, mainly because there are two professionals involved rather than one. Before your SMSF annual...
by Kate Dennis | Jul 2, 2026 | Accounting Technology, Business Services & Advice, Tax, Tax Guides
What to give your accountant for your business tax return is worth getting clear on before tax time, whether you run a sole trader operation or a multi-entity business. The quality of your records directly determines how smoothly, and how accurately, your tax return...
by Kate Dennis | Jul 2, 2026 | Individual Tax, Tax, Tax Guides
Tax deductible 2026 individual Australia rules are worth reviewing before you prepare your return, because the deductible expense landscape shifts slightly every year. There may be new thresholds, new ATO focus areas, or occasionally a genuinely new rule, which means...
by Kate Dennis | Jul 2, 2026 | Individual Tax, Tax, Tax Guides
Working from home tax deduction 2026 rules are important to understand if you work from home, even some of the time, and want to claim the running costs that come with it. The rules have tightened meaningfully over recent years, and what was acceptable a few years...