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Article Rental properties and holiday homes: ATO’s new draft ruling On 12 November 2025, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released Draft Taxation Ruling TR 2025/D1 which seeks to clarify the assessable income of a rental property, provide stricter deduction eligibility for holiday homes, and clear up expense apportionment rules.    The ruling, titled Income tax: rental property income and deductions for individuals who are not in business (‘the ruling’), along with two practical guidance guides, replaces the longstanding IT […] 19/12/2025
Article Unimproved land subject to Vacant Residential Land Tax from 1 January 2026 Effective 1 January 2026, Vacant Residential Land Tax (VRLT) will apply to unimproved land in metropolitan Melbourne that has remained undeveloped for five consecutive years or more (as of 31 December of the preceding year).   The Victorian Government has released Treasurer’s guidelines outlining limited circumstances where the Commissioner may exercise discretion to exempt landowners from VRLT if construction has not commenced due to acceptable reasons.  What is VRLT and how has it […] 16/12/2025
Article ATO Draft Determination TD 2025/D3: New guidance on when ancillary funds ‘provide a benefit’  On 12 November 2025, the ATO released draft Taxation Determination TD 2025/D3, offering the first detailed guidance on when ancillary funds are considered to ‘provide a benefit’.  The draft provides the first comprehensive guidance on when private and public ancillary funds ‘provide a benefit’ under the Taxation Administration (Private Ancillary Fund) Guidelines 2019 and the Taxation Administration (Public Ancillary Fund) Guidelines 2022 (collectively, the Guidelines).  […] 15/12/2025
Article ATO and income splitting – this time its personal The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2025/5, a reminder that taxpayers are at risk of audit if personal services income is split to reduce tax.  The ATO has indicated that even if your business satisfies the statutory Personal Services Income (PSI) rules and operates as a Personal Services Business (PSB), your overall tax position may still be classified as either […] 12/12/2025