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Check back often. ### Most Recent **[Categories](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/page/3#!)** - [Accounting](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/accounting) - [Business Owners](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/business-owners) - [Australian Taxation Laws](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/australian-taxation-laws) - [Financial Planning](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/financial-planning) - [Tax Planning](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/tax-planning) - [ATO](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/ato) - [Superannuation](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/superannuation) - [Professionals](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/professionals) - [Home Owners & Investors](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/home-owners-investors) - [Family Business](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/family-business) - [25/26 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/25-26-financial-year) - [Renewable Energy & Environment](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/renewable-energy-environment) - [Self Managed Super Funds](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/self-managed-super-funds) - [23/24 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/23-24-financial-year) - [Construction](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/construction) - [Trusts](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/trusts) - [24/25 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/24-25-financial-year) - [Case Studies](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/case-studies) - [Insurance Underwriting](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/insurance-underwriting) - [Personal Income Tax](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/personal-income-tax) - [Payroll Tax](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/payroll-tax) - [WLM News](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/wlm-news) - [22/23 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/22-23-financial-year) - [26/27 Financial Year](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tag/26-27-financial-year) [![Keeping Your Self-Managed Super Fund Compliant](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Keeping%20Your%20Self-Managed%20Super%20Fund%20Compliant.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/keeping-your-self-managed-super-fund-compliant) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 16 March 2026 — 4 min read ### [Keeping Your Self-Managed Super Fund Compliant](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/keeping-your-self-managed-super-fund-compliant)  Self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) can offer significant flexibility, allowing the members to make investments and enter arrangements that may not be available through retail or industry superannuation funds. However, being an SMSF trustee.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/keeping-your-self-managed-super-fund-compliant) [![AI Tax Tips: Helpful Shortcut or Costly Trap?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/AI%20Tax%20Tips%20Helpful%20Shortcut%20or%20Costly%20Trap.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/ai-tax-tips-helpful-shortcut-or-costly-trap) ![Dan McGrath](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/WLM-ingrid-photography--0039%20-%20Copy.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=WLM-ingrid-photography--0039%20-%20Copy.jpg) **Dan McGrath** 06 February 2026 — 4 min read ### [AI Tax Tips: Helpful Shortcut or Costly Trap?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/ai-tax-tips-helpful-shortcut-or-costly-trap) 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 on tax deductions, super contributions or structuring ideas. The responses sound confident, arrive instantly.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/ai-tax-tips-helpful-shortcut-or-costly-trap) [![Downsizer Contributions and the Main Residence Exemption](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Downsizer%20Contributions%20and%20the%20Main%20Residence%20Exemption.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/downsizer-contributions-and-the-main-residence-exemption) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 06 February 2026 — 3 min read ### [Downsizer Super Contributions and the Main Residence Exemption](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/downsizer-contributions-and-the-main-residence-exemption) When clients sell a long-held family home, they may be able to channel part of the proceeds into superannuation by using the downsizer contribution rules. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/downsizer-contributions-and-the-main-residence-exemption) [![ATO Tightens Rules on Holiday Homes](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/ATO%20Tightens%20Rules%20on%20Holiday%20Homes.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/ato-tightens-rules-on-holiday-homes) ![Charley Tarchichi](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/WLM-ingrid-photography--0107-1.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=WLM-ingrid-photography--0107-1.jpg) **Charley Tarchichi** 06 February 2026 — 4 min read ### [ATO Tightens Rules on Holiday Homes](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/ato-tightens-rules-on-holiday-homes) 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 listed on Airbnb or Stayz to help cover the costs. However, new draft guidance makes it clear that the days.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/ato-tightens-rules-on-holiday-homes) [![Business Reinvention: Turning Experience Into a Powerful New Chapter](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Business%20Reinvention%20Turning%20Experience%20Into%20a%20Powerful%20New%20Chapter.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/business-reinvention-turning-experience-into-a-powerful-new-chapter) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 23 January 2026 — 4 min read ### [Business Reinvention: Turning Experience Into a Powerful New Chapter](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/business-reinvention-turning-experience-into-a-powerful-new-chapter) **WLM is proud to share an inspiring story from one of our clients, Victoria Lewis, founder of Business Activators and MPreneurs.** [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/business-reinvention-turning-experience-into-a-powerful-new-chapter) [![Super on Payday: Fundamental Changes for Employers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Super%20on%20Payday%20Fundamental%20Changes%20for%20Employers.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-on-payday-fundamental-changes-for-employers) ![Charley Tarchichi](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/WLM-ingrid-photography--0107-1.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=WLM-ingrid-photography--0107-1.jpg) **Charley Tarchichi** 20 January 2026 — 3 min read ### [Payday Super: Fundamental Changes for Employers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-on-payday-fundamental-changes-for-employers) If you run a business, you already know the juggling act that comes with managing the payroll process — paying staff on time, managing cash flow, and staying compliant. From 1 July 2026, there’s a major change coming that will reshape how you handle.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-on-payday-fundamental-changes-for-employers) [![Understanding Your Duties as an SMSF Trustee](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Understanding%20Your%20Duties%20as%20an%20SMSF%20Trustee.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/understanding-your-duties-as-an-smsf-trustee) ![James Coles](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/WLM-ingrid-photography--0292-1.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=WLM-ingrid-photography--0292-1.jpg) **James Coles** 20 January 2026 — 4 min read ### [Understanding Your Duties as an SMSF Trustee](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/understanding-your-duties-as-an-smsf-trustee) Running, or deciding to set up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) gives you control, but it also brings legal responsibilities.  [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/understanding-your-duties-as-an-smsf-trustee) [![Investment Companies: Tax Benefits & Smart Wealth Planning](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Investment%20Companies%20Tax%20Benefits%20%26%20Smart%20Wealth%20Planning.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/investment-companies-tax-benefits-smart-wealth-planning) ![Amanda Rogers](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/AR%20headshot.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=AR%20headshot.jpg) **Amanda Rogers** 19 November 2025 — 4 min read ### [Investment Companies: Tax Benefits & Smart Wealth Planning](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/investment-companies-tax-benefits-smart-wealth-planning) Utilising an investment company can offer several advantages for high-income earners and long-term investors, including tax efficiency. In this article we explore the tax and other benefits that are becoming increasingly popular in Australia. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/investment-companies-tax-benefits-smart-wealth-planning) [![Proposed Extension of Tax Measures and the Instant Asset Write-Off](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Proposed%20extension%20of%20tax%20measures%20and%20the%20instant%20asset%20write-off.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/proposed-extension-of-tax-measures-and-the-instant-asset-write-off) ![Charley Tarchichi](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/WLM-ingrid-photography--0107-1.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=WLM-ingrid-photography--0107-1.jpg) **Charley Tarchichi** 19 November 2025 — 3 min read ### [Proposed Extension of Tax Measures and the Instant Asset Write-Off](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/proposed-extension-of-tax-measures-and-the-instant-asset-write-off) 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.. [Read more](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/proposed-extension-of-tax-measures-and-the-instant-asset-write-off) [![Super Tax Shake-Up: Big Balances Beware](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Super%20Tax%20Shake-Up%20Big%20Balances%20Beware.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-tax-shake-up-big-balances-beware) ![James Coles](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/WLM-ingrid-photography--0292-1.jpg?width=400&height=250&name=WLM-ingrid-photography--0292-1.jpg) **James Coles** 19 November 2025 — 4 min read ### [Super Tax Shake-Up: Big Balances Beware](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/super-tax-shake-up-big-balances-beware) 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.. 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