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Victoria’s Budget 2025/26 Overview

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes delivered the Victorian Budget 2025/26 on 20 May 2025, achieving a $600 million operating surplus, the first since the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget delivers targeted cost-of-living relief and funds key sectors like…

Team Q&A: Alannah Trevisan

The PPT team recently caught up with our new receptionist Alannah, to learn more about life outside of work, including her love for netball and hard rock bands. Here’s what she shared with us! What…

Trade Wars & Tariffs

Global Google searches for the word “tariffs” skyrocketed by +900% between late January and early February 2025, reflecting heightened public interest in trade policies. Below, we explore what tariffs mean, their impacts, and the current…

Federal Budget 2025-26: Client Overview

On Tuesday night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2025-2026 Budget. The big-ticket item? Personal income tax cuts. While they make for a headline-grabbing announcement, the reality is a modest saving - up to $268…

FBT 2025: What you need to know

The Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year ends on 31 March. We’ve outlined the hot spots for employers and employees. FBT exemption for electric cars Employers that provide employees with the use of eligible electric vehicles…

Why the ATO is targeting babyboomer wealth

“Succession planning, and the tax risks associated with it, is our number one focus in 2025. In recent years we’ve observed an increase in reorganisations that appear to be connected to succession planning.” ATO Private…

Will credit card surcharges be banned?

If credit card surcharges are banned in other countries, why not Australia? We look at the surcharge debate and the payment system complexity that has brought us to this point. In the United Kingdom, consumer…

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