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Nigel Plowman’s 2025 Festive Season Message
December 17th, 2025McKinley Plowman – Wishing You a Joyous Festive Season! As we bid farewell to 2025, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank every client and team member for being part of the McKinley Plowman journey this year. This year, we kept a keen focus on reaping the benefits of our 2024 “Cloud Nine” project,read more
Real Estate Professionals – Are you Ready for 2026 AUSTRAC Reforms?
December 10th, 2025AUSTRAC Real Estate Reforms - The Next Wave of Financial Regulation From 1 July 2026, Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) regime is expanding, and real estate professionals are in the spotlight. Under the AUSTRAC real estate reforms, property professionals will join around 80,000 additional businesses required to enrol and report to AUSTRAC, Australia’sread more
Unlocking Growth: How Australian Businesses Can Maximise R&D Tax Incentives
December 3rd, 2025Innovation is a key driver of growth in Australia’s business landscape, yet many organisations underestimate just how much of their work may qualify for R&D Tax Incentives (R&DTI). While some assume it applies only to high-tech labs or cutting-edge inventions, the R&DTI is intentionally broad, designed to reward businesses undertaking genuine experimentation and problem-solving toread more
WA Property Market Update November 2025
November 26th, 2025If you feel like the housing market has gone up another gear this spring, you’d be right. Across Australia, home values rose at their fastest pace in more than two years in October, with national dwelling values up around 0.6-1.1 per cent for the month and annual growth running between 6 and 7.5 per cent.¹read more
Forecasting for Business Growth
November 19th, 2025In the business world, knowledge is a powerful asset, particularly when it comes to understanding your financial future. While we can’t rely on a crystal ball for predictions, it is undeniably important to forecast the financial performance of your business. In fact, forecasting should be an integral part of your operational strategy, not something doneread more
Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest: Make the Right “Extra Cash” Choice for You
November 12th, 2025You’ve found yourself with some extra cash each month, perhaps from a pay rise, a work bonus, or reduced childcare costs. The big question is: what should you do with it? For many Australians, the choice comes down to two options, pay off the mortgage faster or invest for the future. While both paths canread more
WA Property Market Update October 2025
November 3rd, 2025WA Property Market Update October 2025 Spring has brought a renewed sense of activity to the Western Australian property market, with both the residential and office sectors showing movement as the year’s final quarter unfolds. While the Reserve Bank’s recent commentary signals that inflation remains a sticky issue, softer interest rates and population growth continueread more
SBSCH Is Closing: What Employers Must Do Now
October 23rd, 2025If you currently use the ATO’s Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH), change is coming. As part of Australia’s proposed Payday Super reforms, the SBSCH has closed to new registrations as of 1 October 2025, then closing fully and will stop accepting contributions from 1 July 2026 (existing users can keep using it up toread more
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