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However, the ATO has publicly encouraged taxpayers to be proactive in negotiating payment plans if they are struggling to repay their tax debts for example if they are able to demonstrate ongoing impacts of COVID-19 or other legitimate hardship, such as a natural disaster.
If a small business is denied relief and believes it is being treated improperly by the ATO under the taxation laws, or inconsistently with the ATO Charter, they may consider pursuing relief from external bodies such as the Inspector General of Taxation, Commonwealth Ombudsman, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal or the Courts.
The NSW Budget 2026 focuses on health and education spending, with slower growth forecasts, rising debt and targeted foreign investor duty relief measures.
On Tuesday 23 June 2026, Treasurer David Janetzki handed down his second state budget alongside Premier David Crisafulli. Deficits are forecast throughout the forward estimates, with a surplus of $619m projected for 2029-30.
The Government has announced revisions to several tax measures in the Budget, affecting capital gains tax treatment for small businesses, a special carve-out for start-ups, and a conditional exclusion for discretionary testamentary trusts from the 30 per cent tax on trusts.
