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Tax Reform Update

Current as at 30 June 2026. If you run a construction or trade business, you have probably...
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WIP for Builders: From Guesswork to Financial Clarity

Most builders can price a job from memory and read a set of plans in their sleep. Far fewe...
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Loss carry back returns on 1 July 2026: what construction company owners need to know

Construction runs in cycles. A strong couple of years can flip to a hard one quickly: a ma...
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Meet Carl Scuderi, Client Director at Xact Accounting and Advisory

Carl joined Xact as a Client Director, bringing a Chartered Accounting background and arou...
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Payday Super Is Live

From 1 July 2026, the way you pay super changed. Employers must now pay employees' superan...
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Australian Accounting Awards 2026: How Xact Won Twice

Xact Accounting has won both Best Wellness Program/Initiative of the Year and Marketing Pr...
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The 4.75% wage rise is already live. The question is whether your job costing caught up.

From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, modern award rates rose by 4.75%.
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The instant asset write-off, and why this year you can stop watching the calendar

If you have ever scrambled in June to work out whether a purchase would be deductible befo...
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From Static Budget to Rolling Forecast: A Practical Framework for Builders

Every builder has had the job that felt fine the whole way through. The site ran, the invo...
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Construction Budgeting: A Practical Guide for Builders and Tradies

Most builders know how to price a job. Far fewer have a budgeting process that actually ke...
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Noah Hodgson Announced as Client Director at Xact Accounting

Xact Accounting is pleased to announce the promotion of Noah Hodgson to Client Director, r...
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Budgeting and Forecasting for Builders: Build the Numbers That Run Your Business

You've priced the job, locked in your subs, and set a budget. Then halfway through the yea...
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