[ { "post_id": "1448", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "ATO relief and lending extensions - What it means for your business", "post_content_short": "In a direct response to the ongoing fuel supply disruptions and rising cost pressures, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced a suite of\ntemporary relief measures designed to give Australian small businesses and farmers some much-needed breathing room.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1448\/Australian-Tax-Relief.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/ato-relief-and-lending-extensions-what-it-means-for-your-business\/", "post_date": "2026-04-02 02:11:00" }, { "post_id": "1447", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "The ATO targets FBT on work vehicles", "post_content_short": "The ATO is turning up the heat on employers who provide work vehicles for private use. Sophisticated data-matching means assumptions and\n\tshortcuts can quickly lead to audits, penalties, interest charges and even reputational damage.<\/a>\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1447\/dualcab.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/the-ato-targets-fbt-on-work-vehicles\/", "post_date": "2026-04-02 00:55:00" }, { "post_id": "1446", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Smarter valuations in business sale transactions", "post_content_short": "When selling a business or even a slice of one, how you value the assets involved can have a major impact on the tax bill. A recent Full\n\tFederal Court decision, Kilgour v Commissioner of Taxation<\/em> [2025] FCAFC 183, offers timely guidance on how “market value” is really\n\tdetermined for capital gains tax (CGT) purposes.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1446\/Buisnessforsale.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/smarter-valuations-in-business-sale-transactions\/", "post_date": "2026-04-02 00:46:00" }, { "post_id": "1445", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "A wake-up call for family businesses on fringe benefits tax", "post_content_short": "As Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) lodgement season approaches, family businesses should carefully review the perks they provide to working directors and family members. A high-profile case involving luxury vehicles provided to three brothers who run a large business empire\nthrough a discretionary trust highlights the complexities and potential risks of informal arrangements", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1445\/2b4d550c8fd2298cbdf459b8b9eb9ec8.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/a-wake-up-call-for-family-businesses-on-fringe-benefits-tax\/", "post_date": "2026-04-02 00:39:00" }, { "post_id": "1444", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "What the New Div 296 Tax Means for Individuals with Large Super Balances", "post_content_short": "The Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions measure (known as the Division 296 tax) is now law and takes effect from 1 July 2026. For\n\tthose with large super balances, it’s important to understand what the new tax does, why it’s been introduced, and the practical steps you\n\tand your financial adviser should consider.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1444\/3millionSupernanuation.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/what-the-new-div-296-tax-means-for-individuals-with-large-super-balances\/", "post_date": "2026-04-02 00:26:00" }, { "post_id": "1443", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Keeping your self-managed super fund compliant", "post_content_short": "Self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) can offer significant flexibility, allowing the members to make investments and enter arrangements\nthat may not be available through retail or industry superannuation funds. However, being an SMSF trustee does come with important\nresponsibilities to ensure that all dealings comply with superannuation law.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1443\/Managed-Super-Fund-Compliant.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/keeping-your-self-managed-super-fund-compliant\/", "post_date": "2026-03-02 23:01:00" }, { "post_id": "1442", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "ATO Update on inherited homes: What it means for your family’s wealth", "post_content_short": "The ATO has issued a Draft Taxation Determination TD 2026\/D1 which looks at how inherited family homes are treated for CGT purposes. Some\nindustry commentators have dubbed it a 'death tax by stealth', but it is a bit more complex than this.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1442\/inherited-homes.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/ato-update-on-inherited-homes-what-it-means-for-your-familys-wealth\/", "post_date": "2026-03-02 22:55:00" }, { "post_id": "1441", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Navigating CGT on your home: New ATO clarity for home-based businesses", "post_content_short": "Running a business from home—whether as a sole trader, freelancer, or small operator has many perks. But when it comes to selling your home\nand potentially saving on tax, recent guidance from the ATO serves as a reality check.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1441\/HomeBasedBuisiness_cropped.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/navigating-cgt-on-your-home-new-ato-clarity-for-home-based-businesses\/", "post_date": "2026-03-02 22:42:00" }, { "post_id": "1440", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "DPN Review: A wake-up call for business owners on personal tax risks", "post_content_short": "Running a successful business is hard work—and sometimes, despite best intentions, tax obligations slip. If the business is being operated\nthrough a company structure, then the ATO can potentially issue a Director Penalty Notice (DPN), holding company directors personally liable\nfor unpaid taxes.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1440\/DirectorPenaltyNotice_cropped.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/dpn-review-a-wake-up-call-for-business-owners-on-personal-tax-risks\/", "post_date": "2026-03-02 22:35:00" }, { "post_id": "1439", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Downsizer Contributions and the Main Residence Exemption", "post_content_short": "When clients sell a long-held family home, they may be able to channel part of the proceeds into superannuation by using the downsizer\n\tcontribution rules. To qualify, the seller must meet a number of conditions:\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1439\/Downsizing-Contributions.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/downsizer-contributions-and-the-main-residence-exemption\/", "post_date": "2026-02-02 23:54:00" }, { "post_id": "1438", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "AI Tax Tips: Helpful Shortcut or Costly Trap?", "post_content_short": "As a business owner or investor, time is always tight. So it’s no surprise many people now turn to AI tools like ChatGPT for quick answers\n\ton tax deductions, super contributions or structuring ideas. The responses sound confident, arrive instantly and cost nothing. What could go\n\twrong?\n\n

Plenty.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1438\/AISearches.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/ai-tax-tips-helpful-shortcut-or-costly-trap\/", "post_date": "2026-02-02 23:51:00" }, { "post_id": "1437", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Holiday Homes Under the Microscope", "post_content_short": "For many Australians, a holiday home does double duty. It’s a place to escape with family and friends, and during the rest of the year it’s\n\tlisted on Airbnb or Stayz to help cover the costs.\n\nUntil recently, many owners assumed they could claim most of the usual deductions for the property without much trouble, as long as\nappropriate apportionments were made.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1437\/Holiday-HomesEDM.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/holiday-homes-under-the-microscope\/", "post_date": "2026-02-02 23:46:00" }, { "post_id": "1436", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Cash is making a comeback. Is your business ready to take it?", "post_content_short": "For years, businesses have been moving away from cash and for good reason. Digital payments are quick, traceable, and cut down on the risk\n\tof theft or counting errors. But that tap-and-go world might soon have to make room again for notes and coins.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1436\/CashisKing.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/cash-is-making-a-comeback-is-your-business-ready-to-take-it\/", "post_date": "2025-12-17 23:49:00" }, { "post_id": "1435", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Know the rules before you break them: Why SMSF education matters more than ever.", "post_content_short": "Running, or deciding to set up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) gives you control, but it also brings legal responsibilities. The Superannuation\nIndustry (Supervision) Act 1993<\/em>\n(SISA) contains detailed rules on trustee duties, investments, borrowing, payments and recordkeeping.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1435\/SMSFEducateYourselfEDM.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/know-the-rules-before-you-break-them-why-smsf-education-matters-more-than-ever\/", "post_date": "2025-12-17 23:47:00" }, { "post_id": "1434", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Unlocking tax savings: Can your MBA (or other studies) pay off at tax time?", "post_content_short": "If you’ve invested in further study an MBA, a leadership course, or a postgraduate qualification you might be wondering: can this help at\n\ttax time?\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1434\/ProfessionalStudyEDM.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/unlocking-tax-savings-can-your-mba-or-other-studies-pay-off-at-tax-time\/", "post_date": "2025-12-17 23:30:00" }, { "post_id": "1433", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Vote for The Tiny Foxes. Help them secure a $5,000 People’s Choice Award", "post_content_short": "We’re excited to share that Tiny Foxes has been shortlisted for a $5,000 People’s Choice grant and we believe with your vote we can all make a difference", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1433\/TinyFoxesVoteNow.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/vote-for-tiny-foxes-help-them-secure-a-5000-peoples-choice-grant\/", "post_date": "2025-11-24 02:05:00" }, { "post_id": "1432", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Super on Payday: Fundamental Changes for Employers", "post_content_short": "If you run a business, you already know the juggling act that comes with managing the payroll process, paying staff on time, managing cash\n\tflow, and staying compliant. From 1 July 2026, there’s a major change coming that will reshape how you handle superannuation contributions\n\tfor staff.\n\nIt’s called Payday Super, and it became law on 4 November 2025.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1432\/PaydaySuper.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/payday-super-legislation-introduced\/", "post_date": "2025-11-06 02:35:00" }, { "post_id": "1431", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Common Sense Prevails in Super Tax Revisions", "post_content_short": "Breaking news out of Canberra the Federal Treasurer has announced several significant amendments to the proposed tax on superannuation\n\tbalances over $3 million.\n\n

In what many are calling a common-sense adjustment<\/strong>, the government has confirmed:", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1431\/SuperTaxBalances.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/common-sense-prevails-in-super-tax-revisions\/", "post_date": "2025-10-13 13:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1430", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Accessing superannuation funds for medical treatment or financial hardship", "post_content_short": "Superannuation is one of the largest assets for many Australians and offers significant tax advantages, however, strict rules apply to when\n\tit can be accessed. While super is most commonly accessed at retirement, death or disability, there are limited situations where earlier\n\taccess may be possible.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1430\/iStock-2222054797.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/accessing-superannuation-funds-for-medical-treatment-or-financial-hardship\/", "post_date": "2025-10-12 13:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1429", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "ATO Interest Charges Are No Longer Deductible – What You Can Do", "post_content_short": "Leaving debts outstanding with the ATO is now more expensive for many taxpayers. General interest charge (GIC) and  shortfall interest\n\tcharge (SIC) imposed by the ATO is no longer tax-deductible from 1 July 2025. This applies regardless of whether the underlying tax debt\n\trelates to past or future income years.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1429\/tAX-dEDUCTIONS.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/ato-interest-charges-are-no-longer-deductible-what-you-can-do\/", "post_date": "2025-10-12 13:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1428", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "ASIC has issued a warning about a surge in scam emails impersonating ASIC", "post_content_short": "ASIC has issued a warning about a surge in scam emails impersonating ASIC and targeting Registry customers. These fraudulent emails attempt\n\tto trick individuals and businesses into handing over personal information and paying fees.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1428\/ASICscamwithoutlogo.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/asic-has-issued-a-warning-about-a-surge-in-scam-emails-impersonating-asic\/", "post_date": "2025-10-01 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1427", "post_category_id": "2", "post_title": "Congratulations, Kurt – Our Newest Qualified Financial Adviser", "post_content_short": "We’re thrilled to celebrate Kurt Resch who has officially earned his credentials as a licensed financial adviser. Kurt’s achievement\nrepresents years of dedication, study, and hands-on experience—and we couldn’t be prouder to have him on the Forsyths team.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1427\/Kurtcropped.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/congratulations-kurt-our-newest-qualified-financial-adviser\/", "post_date": "2025-09-24 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1426", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "A win for those carrying student debt", "post_content_short": "In support of young Australians and in response to the rising cost of living, the Australian Government has passed legislation to reduce\nstudent loan debt by 20% and change the way that loan repayments are determined.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1426\/University-Student.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/a-win-for-those-carrying-student-debt\/", "post_date": "2025-09-10 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1425", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Superannuation guarantee: due dates and considerations for employees and employers", "post_content_short": "On 1 July 2025 the superannuation guarantee rate increased to 12% which is the final stage of a series of previously legislated increases.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1425\/SuperStatementsv2.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/superannuation-guarantee-due-dates-and-considerations-for-employees-and-employers\/", "post_date": "2025-09-10 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "1423", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Finalist in the Outstanding Employee category", "post_content_short": "At Forsyths, we’re passionate about recognising the incredible people who shape our culture and drive our success. This month, we’re thrilled to celebrate  Diane (Di) McLeod<\/strong> who has been named a Finalist in the Outstanding Employee category<\/strong>\nat the Tamworth Business Chamber Quality Business Awards.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/media\/website_posts\/1423\/med-res-FORSYTHS-TAMWORTH-13.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.forsyths.com.au\/blog\/finalist-in-the-outstanding-employee-category\/", "post_date": "2025-08-18 14:00:00" } ]