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Strategic Financial Advice
A practical guide to confirmed and proposed 2026 super and tax changes, including personal tax cuts, catch-up super rules, aged care reforms and Payday Super.
Property
The ATO has released draft guidance that tightens holiday home tax deductions. Property owners must review how rental income and expenses are claimed before 1 July 2026.
Strategic Financial Advice
A compassionate guide to aged care planning for families explaining what has changed how assessments work and how to prepare without stress.
Small Business
Australia’s electric car tax discount is under review. While no immediate changes are proposed, businesses and employees should understand the current concessions, risks and timing considerations.
Property
Downsizer contributions allow eligible homeowners to contribute up to $300,000 to super after selling their home. Understanding how the main residence exemption applies is critical to getting it right.
Small Business
AI tools can explain tax concepts, but relying on them for decisions can lead to audits, penalties and costly mistakes. Here’s where AI helps—and where it can hurt.
Allied Health
A practical guide to tax planning for established allied health practices, covering business structures, deductions, GST treatment, CGT concessions, and succession planning.
Property
Inheriting property can have unexpected capital gains tax consequences when you sell. This article explains the key CGT rules, exemptions, and traps beneficiaries need to understand before making decisions.
SMSFSuperannuation
SMSF education is essential for trustees. Understanding SISA rules helps prevent breaches, reduce penalties and protect retirement savings by identifying compliance risks early.
Small Business
From January 2026, Australia's cash payment mandate requires fuel stations and grocery retailers over $10M turnover to accept cash. Find out if your business is affected by the cash payment mandate Australia and how to prepare.
Small Business
Payday Super is now law, and from 1 July 2026 employers will need to pay super at the same time as wages. Here’s what’s changing, how it impacts your business, and the steps you can take now to prepare.
Tax
MBA and postgraduate study costs can be tax-deductible, but only when strict ATO criteria are met. This article explains how deductibility works, what evidence you need, and when self-education claims are allowed.
Strategic Financial Advice
Understand the essential steps in aged care financial planning so you can make informed decisions and maximise available entitlements.
Small Business
A clear guide to payroll governance for Australian employers, covering PAYG, STP, FBT, super, system controls, PRN configuration, reconciliations, risk management and a ready checklist.
Tax
A recent tribunal decision confirms that most medical treatments are private expenses and not deductible, even for disability pension recipients. Learn the nexus test, common pitfalls, and planning tips before you claim.
Strategic Financial Advice
A plain-English summary of SMSF trustee obligations: governing rules, sole purpose test, investment strategy, record-keeping, reporting and audits.
Strategic Financial Advice
An overview of business valuation methods, what influences price, the evidence buyers expect, and how to prepare for a sale or succession.
Strategic Financial Advice
A guide to your superannuation options at retirement, including account-based pensions, lump sums and keeping funds invested, plus planning tips.
Strategic Financial Advice
A step-by-step overview for investing an inheritance from $10k to $100k across life stages, covering goals, buffers, risk and diversified options.
Strategic Financial Advice
A practical guide to protecting your money with better passwords, MFA, device security and scam red flags, plus what to do if you are targeted.
Strategic Financial Advice
Australia’s housing market is nearing $12 trillion as national price momentum lifts. We cover drivers, regional differences and what to watch ahead.
Strategic Financial Advice
Summary of higher deeming incomes and updated Age Pension asset test limits from 20 September, how payments are affected, and practical next steps.
Strategic Financial Advice
A concise wrap of global and Australian conditions in November 2025, including growth, inflation, central bank signals, currencies and equity market moves.
Strategic Financial Advice
Economic update February 2026