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If you have been watching the news recently, you have likely heard whispers of sweeping changes coming to Australia’s tax and superannuation landscape. Following a series of legislative deals in Canberra, those whispers are officially reality. The Federal Government has locked in a major legislative package. Combined with the recently enacted Division 296 super laws, we are looking at the most significant structural shake-up to our tax system in nearly thirty years. What this means is that...

By Danielle Tonks We are currently living through one of the most fascinating technological shifts in human history. As a business founder and Chartered Accountant who has spent decades navigating complex financial landscapes, from auditing at KPMG to steering corporate financial strategy in the senior leadership teams at Telstra and Sensis, I have always embraced tools that drive efficiency. Generative AI is undoubtedly one of those tools. It can crunch data at lightning speed, draft...

The 2026–27 Federal Budget has codified several structural changes to the Australian taxation system. These measures introduce a combination of threshold adjustments, new offsets, and a shift toward simplified deduction processes. Let's break it down. First, as Chartered Accountants, Tier Accounting provides this objective breakdown to help clients manage your tax obligations and planning for the 2025–26 financial year and beyond. It is general, and in our discussions we can get into much...