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The 30% Trust Tax Is Now Before Parliament: What Family Businesses Should Do (and Not Do) Yet

The 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts is now before Parliament. Key dates, who is affected, and the three options for family trusts.

Australia Tax Small Business +1

October 19, 2026 · Ledger Brigade

The Surcharge Ban and the ATO Credit Card Cut-off: What Small Businesses Need to Change

Card surcharges are banned from 1 Oct 2026 and the ATO takes credit cards only until 30 June 2027. What it means for your pricing and tax payments.

Australia Tax Small Business +1

October 13, 2026 · Ledger Brigade

Three months into Payday Super. Is your payroll keeping up?

Under Australia's Payday Super reforms, employers must remit superannuation within 7 business days of every payday, not quarterly. Three months in, the operational gaps are becoming clear.

Australia Payroll Superannuation +1

October 1, 2026 · Ledger Brigade

The September quarter just closed. Your BAS is due 28 October.

The Q1 FY2026-27 BAS is due 28 October for self-lodgers and 25 November through a registered agent. This is the first full quarter under Payday Super.

Australia BAS GST +2

Tax and compliance updatesand case law analysis

The 30% Trust Tax Is Now Before Parliament: What Family Businesses Should Do (and Not Do) Yet

The Surcharge Ban and the ATO Credit Card Cut-off: What Small Businesses Need to Change

Three months into Payday Super. Is your payroll keeping up?

The September quarter just closed. Your BAS is due 28 October.

Join the brigade briefing.

Tax and compliance updates
and case law analysis