October 25, 2026 — 5:01am I’ve had many questions from readers seeking clarification to a response I gave last week in relation to a person who was inheriting shares. There seems to be considerable confusion arising from conflicting commentary around the application of the…
October 28, 2026 — 5:00am You recently wrote that transferring shares bequeathed under a will could trigger a capital gains tax event after July 1, 2027. My financial adviser says this is not the case. Has the proposed legislation changed since August? Julia Hartman of BANTACS…
October 27, 2026 — 10:24am Complaints to the tax office watchdog have soared by 74 per cent over the past year as ordinary workers and small businesses struggle with the ATO’s crackdown on outstanding tax bills and penalties. Tax Ombudsman Ruth Owen, in a report…
Securitize (NYSE: SECZ) is trying to rebuild how stocks, funds, and bonds are issued and traded, using blockchain technology. Investors have been noticing. The stock has been on a wild ride since the company went public this summer, and new…
October 18, 2026 — 5:00am If I inherit shares from my mother after July 1, 2027, will I have to pay capital gains tax when I inherit them, or only when I eventually sell them? My elderly mother owns shares that she bought about 20 years ago,…
Opinion | Would a Swiss-style wealth tax work for the U.S.? The Washington Post Warren Gorlick’s Oct. 15 op-ed, “Tax the rich? Follow Switzerland — not the left,” is right that Switzerland’s fiscal model is worth copying. But its wealth tax is the wrong…
Recently, a family member told me about a survey on municipal taxation. Would they prefer to freeze their property taxes, even if it meant reducing services, or pay more to maintain them? They chose the freeze. Their child had grown…
Although Social Security is in no danger of going bankrupt, the continuity of its existing payout schedule, including annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), is very much in question. Donald Trump’s flagship tax-and-spending law, the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” is having a surprisingly…
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Updated October 14, 2026 — 5:33pm,first published 12:00pm Business groups are warning years of expensive turmoil will be unleashed by the federal government’s plans for a minimum tax on discretionary trusts as Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns that without reform, the nation’s tax revenue will…
Policy shifts, KYC/AML, and how crypto is taxed in practice.
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