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The 2026 Federal Budget is out and we have more questions than answers. The details are not yet released of many of the potential changes and we will communicate these as we know more. Click the lick below is a summary of the key points from the budget document, covering the announcements most likely to matter to you. Most of the CGT & trust changes do not take effect for another 12 months which means we have a busy year ahead reviewing clients circumstances if these change

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PayDay Super - Changes From 1 July 2026 Super guarantee payments will switch from requiring payment quarterly, to being paid at the same time as paying qualifying earnings (QE), on payday, and received by the super fund within 7 business days. The super guarantee amount will be calculated as 12% of qualifying earnings (QE). QE includes ordinary time earnings (OTE), salary sacrifice contributions and other amounts that are currently included in an employee's salary or wag

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It wasn’t me: the tax fraud scam You login to your myGov account to find that your activity statements for the last 12 months have been...