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Australian Taxation Office (ATO) stories

Don't buy the equipment for the tax break

Small businesses are being urged to judge purchases on cash flow and need, as the instant asset write-off no longer forces June rush buys.

By Nick Lim • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Taxation

December is when everyone wants paying

Small firms risk a cash squeeze as tax, wages and super all fall due before Christmas, while customer payments slow into January.

By Nick Lim • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

SEON expands fraud signals to spot AI-made identities

Risk teams now have 200 more checks to catch synthetic identities and AI-generated fraud by linking behaviour, devices and address data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2026

Firewalls

AI pushes cyber awareness campaigns beyond passwords

Boards are being told that identity controls and staff training must catch up as AI makes phishing, impersonation and account takeovers harder to spot.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2026

Digital Transformation

How AI is changing business planning

Better forecasting is becoming a competitive necessity as AI lets firms test thousands of scenarios to protect margins and respond faster to shocks.

By Steve Singer • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up

Tighter controls could stop overspend, speed approvals and cut audit chasing for lean healthcare finance teams juggling complex funding streams.

By Tanu Kaushik • 5 min read • Mon, 21st Sep 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess

Month-end chaos and FBT risk persist when travel data is scattered across booking, card and expense systems, leaving finance to reconstruct trips.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2026

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Australian Taxation Office (ATO) stories

Fintech

Your bank statements are now your loan application. Most small business owners don't know it

Real-time checks on deposits, overdrafts and even buy now, pay later debts can mean quicker approvals or a loan rejection for owners.

By Nick Lim • 4 min read • Last week

Taxation

Businesses can still pay ATO tax by card through platforms

Third-party platforms will keep card payments open for tax bills, despite the ATO's planned ban on direct credit card acceptance from July 2027.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Quantum Computing

RapidFort signs SpaceWERX deal on Space Force cyber

The deal should help the Space Force speed software approvals and harden space systems against AI-driven and post-quantum cyber threats.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Manufacturing

Australian business invoice delays hit highest since 2018

Fewer than half of invoices were paid on time as cash flow pressure intensified, with overdue payments and tax defaults both climbing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Property Market

Only 23% of Australian new home builds finish on time

Planning delays, labour shortages and weaker small builders are slowing Australia's housing pipeline, with only 23% of new home builds finishing on time.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Multi-factor authentication

XConnect & Honey Badger join forces on fraud checks

Banks and payment firms could gain tighter onboarding checks as the pair combine mobile network signals with identity datasets to spot fraud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Sep 2026

Construction

Data centre boom deepens strain on Australia builders

Residential builders face rising defaults and insolvencies as Australia's AUD $150 billion data centre pipeline squeezes labour and materials.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 16th Sep 2026

Software-as-a-Service

MYOB widens AI BAS beta to Australian small employers

The update adds payroll-linked compliance checks for an estimated 920,000 Australian small businesses as MYOB trials the tool with employers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Sep 2026

Firewalls

XConnect & GSE team up to curb multi-service scams

Broader fraud detection could help agencies and brands spot scams sooner as telecom and internet signals are linked across services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Sep 2026

Data Protection

Australia unveils Financial Innovation Strategy for fintech

The plan could speed testing for new financial products and shape rules on data sharing, payments and digital assets across the sector.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Sep 2026

Digital Transformation

Australian SMEs stay on target as confidence weakens

Despite softer confidence, most Australian SMEs still expect to meet targets, with price rises and technology investment helping offset cost pressure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Thu, 3rd Sep 2026