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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..

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Downsizer Super 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.

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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 However, new draft guidance makes it clear that the days..

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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.

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Payday Super: 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..

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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. 

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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.

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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..

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Giving Creatively: Tax-Deductible Donations to Support the Arts

At WLM we have many clients who are either passionate about the Arts or are Artists themselves.  The pursuit of Art has its own tax peculiarities and especially around donations. 

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From Venice to Sydney — Sculpting a Better Future

WLM is proud to share an inspiring story from our long-term client, Australian artist Peter Day, whose latest project unites art, science, and environmental awareness.

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