The tax office has declared social media influencers must be treated like a business — and declare perks beyond just the money they make.
Stephen Johnson
Tax debt has become the third-most common problem raised with a major debt helpline, climbing from 3.1 per cent of callers five years ago to almost one in five last financial year.
Ryan Johnson
The Reserve Bank says higher rates do more than just punish mortgage holders, and the truth could change how you think about the cash rate.
Cameron Micallef
A major deadline looms for two million Australians who face a possible four-figure fine if they don’t get their act together in time.
Blair Jackson
Calls to lift the GST have resurfaced, as high levels of debt, funding commitments and an overreliance on income taxes are hurting the nation.
A think tank leader - who sits on a Federal Government expert panel that costs the policies of the Opposition and minor parties - has called for the GST to be increased.
A confession about a ban on credit card payments has prompted fresh accusations that Treasurer Jim Chalmers was involved in a cover-up.
William Elliott
Labor’s handling of the ATO credit card surcharge ban has been slammed, with the Government accused of failing to consult small businesses and misleading Australians about the policy’s promised savings.
Chloe Maher
Baby boomers keen to cash in before WA’s cooling property market gathers pace are looking to maximise their options under a range of senior-friendly rules.
Nick Bruining
Q+A: If you’re on a high marginal tax rate, are your savings better off in a bank’s term deposit or in your super? There are advantages to both but the tax breaks could make the move to super more effective.
A key component of the Albanese government’s economic agenda is under threat, with the Coalition and the Greens looking to work together to scupper it.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
An advertising campaign is helping small business vent their fury at the credit card surcharge ban as one senior Labor minister concedes the Reserve Bank should have taken the radical changes a step further.
Daniel Newell
The government has defended its position on changes to card surcharge payments, but the coalition says it's clear its counterparts don't understand business.
Lucinda Garbutt-Young
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced extra funding for the tax office to delay its controversial ban on credit card payments until mid-2027.
Jacob Shteyman
A controversial tax payment ban has sparked a split within Labor, with businesses warning Australians could be hit with higher prices.
Australia’s biotech sector is urging Canberra not to weaken the incentives that helped make the country a trial destination, as rival overseas markets work to attract clinical trials.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The ATO’s annual corporate tax transparency report reveals that 27 per cent of the 4300 companies turning over more than $100 million a year paid no tax in the 2025 financial year.
Sean Smith
Q+A: Can you get an automatic tax refund for your franking credits if you’re retired? Yes, but you’ll need to clear these hurdles first ...
WA has been revealed as a hub for tax dodgers, accounting for more than a quarter of Australian Tax Office prosecutions resulting from a major crackdown on the ‘shadow economy.’
Rhianna Mitchell
WA would be punished for its success in driving investment into the resources sector if the Productivity Commission’s contentious GST redistribution was applied, according to CME boss Aaron Morey.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australian motorists facing a 37 per cent jump in unleaded prices since July but the government has refused to move on a key tax policy.
Q+A: Worried about your share portfolio, the money you may make and the tax you’ll have to pay under new capital gains rules from next year? There are a few things to consider before you offload the lot.
Labor has torn up all three headline limits on its proposed start-up tax break after industry criticism, while carving out biotech and medtech from a tougher R&D regime.
Federal Government offers small business a way around its $45b trust tax without dismantling their structures, but business groups say it’s failing to address the problem - it would make small firms poorer.
