Border Records on 115,000 Travellers a Year: How Passenger Data Can Test Residency and R&D Claims

The program uses Department of Home Affairs passenger movement data. According to the ATO's published protocol, it has been running since March 2020 and covers the 2019–20 to 2028–29 financial years.

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

Signed in 2019, Settled in 2022: Full Federal Court Backs the ATO Reopening an Old Year to Tax a Capital Gain

The case is Sunna v Commissioner of Taxation [2026] FCAFC 133, an appeal from an earlier Federal Court decision, [2025] FCA 1499. A case note on the decision from Level 27 Chambers is dated 1 October 2026. The exact judgment date has not been …

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

2,300 Tonnes of Illicit Tobacco Seized and $4.7 Billion in Duty Evaded — as the ATO Calls Its Own Tax Gap Estimate 'Unreliable'

The Australian Border Force released its 2025–26 results on 20 July 2026. It reported more than 2,300 tonnes of illicit tobacco seized across what it calls the border continuum.

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

14 of 45 Super Trustees Found No Systemic Issues in Two Years of Complaints — and ASIC Says It Is Ready to Act

ASIC released Report 844, Lessons to be learned: How trustees use insights fromSuperannuationcomplaints, on 2 November 2026.

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

'No Changes at All to How It's Invested, Taxed or Accessed': A Liberal MP's Push to Take Super Off the Table

Garth Hamilton, the Liberal member for Groom in Queensland, set out his position in comments on 1 November 2026.

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

First Guardian Liquidators Recover $8.02 Million, or 1.56%, While Fees Reach About $6.96 Million

FTI Consulting's Ross Blakeley and Paul Harlon are the liquidators of Falcon Capital, theResponsible Entitybehind First Guardian. They still cannot tell investors what, if anything, they will recover.

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

ASIC Sues First Guardian's Former Bosses, Alleging About $270 Million Went Through Funds Falcon Controlled

ASIC's case, announced in media release 26-263MR, targets David Anderson, Falcon Capital's former managing director and chief executive, and Simon Selimaj, its former executive chair and chiefInvestmentofficer. The originating process filed by ASIC is dated 30 October 2026.

Sonal Goyal | 03 November 2026

Tax Insights

Border Records on 115,000 Travellers a Year: How Passenger Data Can Test Residency and R&D Claims

Signed in 2019, Settled in 2022: Full Federal Court Backs the ATO Reopening an Old Year to Tax a Capital Gain

2,300 Tonnes of Illicit Tobacco Seized and $4.7 Billion in Duty Evaded — as the ATO Calls Its Own Tax Gap Estimate 'Unreliable'

14 of 45 Super Trustees Found No Systemic Issues in Two Years of Complaints — and ASIC Says It Is Ready to Act

'No Changes at All to How It's Invested, Taxed or Accessed': A Liberal MP's Push to Take Super Off the Table

First Guardian Liquidators Recover $8.02 Million, or 1.56%, While Fees Reach About $6.96 Million

ASIC Sues First Guardian's Former Bosses, Alleging About $270 Million Went Through Funds Falcon Controlled

A Comfortable Retirement Now Costs $56,166 for a Single, ASFA Says — About $24,000 More Than the Full Age Pension

Accountants Want Service Deadlines and Published KPIs for ATO Reviews of SMSF Auditors

Four Months Into Payday Super, Key ATO Rulings on Labour Hire, Multiple Jobs and Qualifying Earnings Are Still in Draft

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