by epoch | Nov 3, 2025 | eNews
A new Bill before Parliament – the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 – proposes several key changes that could affect small businesses, listed companies, and the not-for-profit sector. The headline measure is the...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by epoch | Nov 3, 2025 | eNews
If your super balance is comfortably below $3 million, you can probably relax — the proposed changes to the super rules shouldn’t adversely affect you (yet). But if your super is nudging that level, or if you’re clearly over, the Treasurer’s latest...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by epoch | Nov 3, 2025 | eNews
Imagine this: after years of hardship and illness, you’re forced to retire early on a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) pension from your super fund. It’s your only income stream. Then come the medical bills – tens of thousands of dollars in treatments...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by epoch | Oct 3, 2025 | eNews
Leaving debts outstanding with the ATO is now more expensive for many taxpayers.  As we explained in the July edition of our newsletter, general interest charge (GIC) and shortfall interest charge (SIC) imposed by the ATO are no longer tax-deductible from July 1 2025....				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by epoch | Oct 3, 2025 | eNews
A recent decision of the Administrative Review Tribunal (Goldenville Family Trust v Commissioner of Taxation [2025]) highlights the importance of documentation and evidence when it comes to tax planning and the consequences of not getting this right.  The case...