The 2026 Federal Budget lands on 12 May. Your clients will have questions by Thursday morning.

This is not a quiet budget year. CGT discount reform has been on the table since February, with Treasury actively modelling changes and the government refusing to rule it out. Property investor clients are already asking. The answer, whatever it is, needs to come from you, quickly and clearly.

And the budget is only half of it. Three changes land on 1 July 2026 regardless of what's announced on Tuesday night: payday super replaces the quarterly cycle, Division 296 commences, and the SG rate steps up to 12.5%. For accountants with employer clients or high-balance super members, the deadline is closer than it feels.

On 15 May, David Boyar and Timothy Munro will cut through all of it live. What changed, what didn't, what's confirmed, what's still in transit, and what to say to clients who are asking right now.

What we'll cover:

  • What the budget actually means for your client: tax rates, thresholds, and any changes that affect individual taxpayers

  • Property and CGT: whether the discount changed or not, and what to tell your property investor clients before 30 June

  • Superannuation: budget measures plus the July 1 changes already legislated, including Division 296 and the SG rate increase to 12.5%

  • Small business: what was in the budget, what wasn't, and why the silence matters as much as the announcements

  • Confirmed vs in transit: a clear breakdown of what's law and what still needs to clear parliament

  • Payday super: the quarterly cycle ends on 1 July 2026, what that means for your employer clients, and what they need to do now

  • Live Q&A: bring your questions, the chat is open throughout
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    David Boyar
    General Manager, ChangeGPS
    David joined ChangeGPS as GM of Growth and then CEO to drive the development of the industry after founding The Virtual CFO Association and co-hosting 'From the Trenches'—Australia's #2 iTunes business podcast. David's one of the youngest Fellow Chartered Accountants in Australia. He loves using accounting to help Aussie mums and dads so much that he did a TedX talk on it.
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    Timothy Munro
    Founder & Executive Director, ChangeGPS
    Tim founded ChangeGPS after founding the award-winning accounting firm Change Accountants & Advisors. Tim is a former Director and Queensland President of the Institute of Public Accountants. He lives and breathes his professional passion for accounting. At ChangeGPS Tim fuels the vision for a better accounting industry using technology and best practice. Outside work, Tim’s a parent, drummer, and cricket-player.