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Victorian SRO 2026-27 compliance focuses: Impacts for businesses and property owners

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Key points The SRO looks to prioritise duty compliance, particularly foreign purchaser disclosures, indirect acquisitions involving commercial and industrial land, related-party dealings and residence-based concessions. For land tax and vacant residential land tax, SRO reviews will target grouping, trustees, absentee owners, undisclosed vacancies and exemption claims. SRO scrutiny will also include payroll tax obligations covering […]

Hiroyuki (Hiro) Fujita

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Hiro has built his career at Pitcher Partners since joining in 2016 and specialises in delivering fully outsourced CFO solutions and advisory services to Australian and offshore entities of Japanese multinational groups. His expertise spans tax compliance, financial reporting, and broader business advisory, enabling him to provide integrated and practical support across the full business […]

Levi Holdsworth

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Levi Holdsworth is a Principal in the Private Business and Family Advisory division, specialising in working with middle market clients with a distinctly personal approach. With over 15 years’ experience, he advises privately owned businesses, high-net-worth individuals and family offices across industries including property, hospitality, investment, and entrepreneurial start-ups.  Bringing a grounded, commercial perspective shaped […]

Alex Pollock

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Alex specialises in advising mid-market businesses, private equity investors and listed companies on mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence and valuations. He supports clients across both buy-side and sell-side engagements, with experience spanning the full transaction lifecycle from pre-deal preparation through to execution. He has worked across a range of transactions including business sales, acquisitions and capital […]

Jack Mackintosh​

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Jack is an experienced generalist with specialist depth across audit and assurance, financial reporting, technical accounting, sustainability reporting and taxation services. Jack has supported private businesses, public companies and not-for-profit organisations with a broad range of audit and advisory services throughout his career in Australia and North America. He leverages his breadth of experience to bring commercial insights, expert knowledge and considered technical advice to every […]

FAQ: What the ATO changes mean for holiday homeowners

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Key points: Under new ATO guidance, properties used mainly for private holidays or recreation may be treated as a leisure facility, even if rented out for part of the year.  If a property is classified as a leisure facility, most ongoing deductions can be denied, with only direct rental-related expenses generally remaining deductible.  A transitional compliance approach applies until 1 […]

Joshua Haque

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As a Director in the Tax team at Pitcher Partners’ Perth, Joshua brings over 20 years of experience advising private businesses and family groups on practical, commercially grounded tax outcomes. Clients value his ability to cut through complexity, simplifying technical tax issues, identifying risk early, and translating intricate rules into clear options they can act […]

AML/CTF Tranche 2: What real estate, legal and accounting service providers and their clients need to know

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Key points Businesses providing certain real estate, legal and accounting services will be required to comply with AML/CTF Tranche 2 requirements from 1 July 2026 where these services are deemed to be ‘designated services’ under the Act. The reforms will also impact clients of these firms, who may be required to provide additional information before […]

Victorian Builder Minimum Financial Requirements 2026: what‘s changing and how to prepare

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Key points: New three-tier system based on Net Tangible Assets: Tier 1 ($1–$50k), Tier 2 ($50k–$1.5m), Tier 3 ($1.5m+) Revenue cap: Annual revenue cannot exceed 20× net tangible assets Mandatory quarterly reporting: Internal management accounts required every quarter Ongoing compliance triggers: Notify the Victorian Building Authority when your current ratio falls below 1 or NTA […]

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