Practice Alerts

To ensure our members are kept up to date on changes, ARITA's Specialist Team include articles of interest from a wide range of sources including legislative changes, ASIC, AFSA, ATO and other government and regulatory bodies.

Should you have any questions about any of the articles, please refer them to one of our Specialists

Practice Alert: AUSTRAC confirms how designated services apply to insolvency practitioners (22/06/2026)

Practice Alert: Updated Trust Tax Return Instructions for Trustees in Bankruptcy (9/06/2026)

Practice Alert: AFSA Personal Insolvency Regulator newsletter (May 2026) (28/05/2026)

Practice Alert: AML Update for Insolvency Practitioners - May 2026 - Privacy Guidance (26/05/2026)

Practice Alert: s588GAAA – Safe harbour – temporary relief in response to the coronavirus (21/05/2026)

Practice Alert: AML Update for Insolvency Practitioners - May 2026 (13/05/2026)

Practice Alert: Member feedback sought - ATO (8/05/2026)

Practice Alert: Remuneration Guidance Feedback (8/05/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO update on the transition to Payday Super payments (8/05/2026)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (29 Apr 2026) (29/04/2026)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - April 2026 (23/04/2026)

Practice Alert: SBR and Tax Refunds (22/04/2026)

Practice Alert: New ASIC liquidator portal transaction – View a company’s current details (7/04/2026)

Practice Alert: Approvals via proposals without a meeting (2/04/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO update of SBR information (31/03/2026)

Practice Alert: Indexed amounts update – 20 March 2026 (23/03/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO releases draft guidance on penalties for Single Touch Payroll non-compliance (19/03/2026)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - March 2026 (12/03/2026)

Practice Alert: ATO countdown to Payday Super (4/03/2026)

Practice Alert: Change to ASIC registry information (3/02/2026)

Practice Alert: Preparing for Payday Super (2/02/2026)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - January 2026 (30/01/2026)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (28 January 2026) (29/01/2026)

Practice Alert: ACCC merger regime (22/01/2026)

Practice Alert: Change to deregistration of companies in Court Liquidation (8/12/2025)

Practice Alert: AFSA guidance on gambling offences (5/12/2025)

Practice Alert: Section 305 Funding Guidelines (4/12/2025)

Practice Alert: New ATO content on Payday Super (19/11/2025)

Practice Alert: New Payday Super rules to affect external administrations from 1 July 2026 (6/11/2025)

Practice Alert: Determining quantum of SBR claims (31/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Updated ATO SBR Information Sheet (29/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Updated SBR Guidance (5th release) (29/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (29 October 2025) (29/10/2025)

Practice Alert: AML update for insolvency practitioners - October 2025 (28/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Update for members from the ATO (15/10/2025)

Practice Alert: ATO extends period of notification for a decision to retain a BAS refund (14/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Proposed Payday Super legislation to take effect from 1 July 2026 (14/10/2025)

Practice Alert: Change to withholding rate on employee dividends (24/09/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (22 September 2025) (23/09/2025)

Practice Alert: ATO seeks feedback on selected taxpayer relief provisions (16/09/2025)

Practice Alert: Change to Bankruptcy Form & AFSA provision of SOA (22/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Reminder about priority of child support payments (19/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Tax and Crypto Asset Investments factsheet (19/08/2025)

Practice Alert: ASIC updates to Initial Statutory Report (6/08/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (June 2025) (30/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Updated SBR guidance (4th release) (21/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Update on AML reforms for Insolvency Practitioners (16/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Applications to set aside statutory demand (VSC) (15/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Independent experts in s444GA transactions (15/07/2025)

Practice Alert: ASIC estimated industry funding levies 2024/25 (7/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (1 Jul 2025) (1/07/2025)

Practice Alert: Payment times reporting (10/06/2025)

Practice Alert: ASIC changes to initial and supplementary statutory reports (14/04/2025)

Practice Alert: CGT in Bankruptcy - Response from Treasury (1/04/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal Insolvency Indexed Amounts Update (20 Mar 2025) (24/03/2025)

Practice Alert: AML and insolvency practitioners (5/02/2025)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (Dec 2024) (3/02/2025)

Practice Alert: Requesting information from other practitioners (13/12/2024)

Practice Alert: CGT liability on pre-appointment contracts (13/12/2024)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (Sept 2024) (4/11/2024)

Practice Alert: Understanding Preferences - new guide for creditors (31/10/2024)

Practice Alert: Payday Super changes (30/09/2024)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (20 Sept 2024) (30/09/2024)

Practice Alert: Jobs Victoria’s support for workers impacted by insolvency events (30/09/2024)

Practice Alert: ATO SBR Information sheet (25/09/2024)

Practice alert: ASIC releases updated RG16 Reporting of possible offences & misconduct (9/09/2024)

Practice Alert: CSLR Information Sheet (28/08/2024)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (June 2024) (1/08/2024)

Practice Alert: Updated SBR guidance (3rd release) (26/07/2024)

Practice Alert: AAT to be replaced by Administrative Review Tribunal (11/07/2024)

Practice Alert: Trustees in Bankruptcy are personally liable for CGT (9/07/2024)

Practice Alert: Bankruptcy income contributions & discharge dates (21/06/2024)

Practice alert: Macquarie Bank changes – implications for registered liquidators (23/05/2024)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (March 2024) (26/04/2024)

Practice Alert: Updated Guidance on Small Business Restructuring (25/03/2024)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (20 Mar 2024) (22/03/2024)

Practice Alert: proposed Safe Harbour changes (27/02/2024)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (Dec 2023) (31/01/2024)

Practice Alert: Changes to SOA and AFSA processes (10/01/2024)

Practice Alert: Small business redundancy exemption loophole closed (8/12/2023)

Practice Alert: Validation of the date a statement of affairs is ‘filed’ (16/11/2023)

Practice Alert: AIA unfrozen & Corporations Act definitional changes (9/11/2023)

Practice Alert: Court releases guidance on schemes (30/10/2023)

Practice Alert – s 600G repealed & other procedural amendments (30/10/2023)

Practice alert: Appointee obligations where a defect in their appointment is alleged (26/10/2023)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (Sept 2023) (26/10/2023)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (20 Sept 2023) (21/09/2023)

Practice Alert: FEG views on the application of the BCA case (16/08/2023)

Practice alert: Vic employers must now destroy Covid-19 vaccination information (15/08/2023)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (26 Jul 2023) (27/07/2023)

Practice alert: Applying for early destruction of books (27/07/2023)

Practice Alert: Please complete the AFSA Internal Audit Survey for Registered Trustees (12/07/2023)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (March 2023) (4/07/2023)

Practice Alert: Indexed remuneration amounts updated (corporate) (3/07/2023)

Practice Alert: Release of draft CRIS for ASIC IFM for 2022/23 (29/06/2023)

Practice Alert: Guidelines relating to the treatment of CGT in bankruptcy (27/06/2023)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (26 Apr 2023) (27/04/2023)

Practice alert: Qld – Building Security of Payment Act (29/03/2023)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (20 March 2023) (27/03/2023)

Practice Alert Update: Bravure notifications to Registered Trustees (14/03/2023)

Practice Alert: ATO review of draft SBR proposals (9/02/2023)

Practice alert: Litigation funding - ASIC relief update (10/01/2023)

Practice Alert: Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles (18/11/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (September 2022) (3/11/2022)

Practice Alert: ABRS testing - company searches (25/10/2022)

Practice Alert: ASIC releases CRIS for 2021-22 (21/10/2022)

ALRC seeking survey participants (17/10/2022)

Practice Alert: ATO releases guidance on CGT in bankruptcy (30/09/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (20 Sept 2022) (26/09/2022)

Practice Alert: Amendments to Victorian Environmental Protection Act (21/09/2022)

Practice Alert: ASIC guidance for Queen's memorial public holiday (20/09/2022)

Practice Alert: AFSA guidance for Queen's memorial public holiday (14/09/2022)

Practice Alert: Legal status of directors who do not hold Director ID (13/09/2022)

Practice alert: Queen's memorial public holiday (12/09/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency exemplar behaviour case studies (29/08/2022)

Practice alert: ATO finalising position on CGT for Trustees (29/08/2022)

Practice Alert: ROCAP Version 2 (1/08/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (June 2022) (29/07/2022)

Practice Alert: Director ID requirements for companies in external administration (20/07/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (March 2022) (7/07/2022)

Practice Alert: WA - New Building Security of Payment Act (5/07/2022)

User testing of companies functions of new ABRS website (5/07/2022)

Practice Alert: CGT in bankrupt estates update (20/06/2022)

Practice Alert: Release of draft CRIS for ASIC IFM for 2021/22 (6/06/2022)

Practice Alert: Amendments to Bankruptcy Regulations & Rules (8/04/2022)

News 2022-23 Federal Budget the good the bad the ugly insolvency announcements (31/03/2022)

Practice Alert: Update on CGT in bankrupt estates (23/03/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (20 March 2022) (22/03/2022)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (December 2021) (22/03/2022)

Practice Alert: External administration of Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (1/03/2022)

Practice Alert: Virtual meeting voting using show of hands & notional place (10/02/2022)

Practice Alert: ASIC guidance on completing Form 574: Application for early destruction of books (8/02/2022)

Practice Alert: AFSA changes to insolvency guidance (7/02/2022)

Practice Alert Update: Bravure notifications to Registered Liquidators/Trustees (11/01/2022)

Practice Alert: Updated to APES 330 Insolvency Services (16/12/2021)

Practice Alert: Meeting with ATO re CGT in bankruptcy (13/12/2021)

Practice Alert: Guidance for members facing financial distress in their insolvency practices (2/12/2021)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (September 2021) (9/11/2021)

Practice Alert: Update on CGT in bankrupt estates (29/10/2021)

Practice Alert: Bravure notifications to Registered Liquidators/Trustees (12/10/2021)

Practice Alert: Financial reporting and AGM relief - update to RG 174 (6/10/2021)

Practice Alert: Update to Status of State Supreme Courts Corporations Rules (6/10/2021)

Practice Alert: ASIC guidance on IFM levies for companies in external administration (7/09/2021)

Practice Alert: Meeting & communication relief for companies extended (11/08/2021)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (June 2021) (4/08/2021)

Practice Alert: Has a request for information been made? (26/07/2021)

Practice Alert: Release of draft CRIS for ASIC IFM for 2020/21 (23/07/2021)

Practice Alert: Maximum default amount of remuneration (22/07/2021)

Practice Alert: New flowcharts added to ASIC INFO 29 (19/07/2021)

Practice Alert: Changes to service of documents under the Bankruptcy Act (7/07/2021)

Code FAQ: What are other relevant entities covered by the extended definition of 'Firm'? (4th ed) (6/07/2021)

Practice Alert: CGT in bankrupt estates (24/06/2021)

Practice Alert: Firms offering consumer 'debt management services' require credit licence to open (8/06/2021)

Practice Alert: Virtual meetings include providing telephone facilities & voting must be via poll (31/05/2021)

Practice alert: Corporate statutory demand threshold increased to $4,000 from 1 July 2021 (28/05/2021)

Practice Alert: SGC percentage change from 1 July (20/05/2021)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (March 2021) (4/05/2021)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (Revised March 2021) (4/05/2021)

Practice Alert: Electronic communications in external administrations (7/04/2021)

Practice Alert: All RLs have positive obligations to report to ASIC regarding Temporary Relief (22/03/2021)

Practice alert: Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 finalised (22/03/2021)

Practice Alert: ASIC notifications relating to small business reforms (2/03/2021)

Practice Alert: Director resignation changes (1/03/2021)

Practice Alert: Changes to pre-pack laws in UK (1/03/2021)

Practice Alert: New information sheets & templates for members (19/02/2021)

Code Guidance Note: How does the Code apply to small business restructuring? (10/02/2021)

Practice Alert: IFM levy amended for SBR (5/02/2021)

Practice Alert: ATO notifications for small business restructuring & simplified liquidations (4/02/2021)

Practice Alert: Personal insolvency indexed amounts update (2/02/2021)

Practice Alert: ASIC response following the service of court applications (1/02/2021)

Practice Alert: Small business insolvency reforms FAQs (21/01/2021)

Practice Alert: Status of ARITA's Small Business insolvency reforms guidance (18/12/2020)

Practice Alert: Bankruptcy threshold permanently increased to $10,000 effective 1 January 2021 (18/12/2020)

Practice alert: Interacting with the ATO (16/12/2020)

Practice Alert: Actual ASIC IFM costs 2019-20 (1/12/2020)

Practice Alert: New information sheets for creditors (30/11/2020)

Code FAQ: Clarification on independence declaration in DIRRI (version 2 template) (30/11/2020)

Code: New DIRRI & Remuneration Approval Report templates (4th edition) (30/11/2020)

Practice Alert: ASIC guidance for share transfers using s 444GA (28/10/2020)

Practice Alert: Treasurer extends COVID changes to meeting requirements (13/10/2020)

Practice Alert: Key points on insolvency reforms to support small business (24/09/2020)

Practice Alert: Financial Products Consultation Paper released by Attorney-Generals Department (11/09/2020)

Practice Alert: Insolvency relief extended until new year (7/09/2020)

Practice Alert: AFSA Registered Trustee Information Forum 2020 (3/09/2020)

Practice Alert: Changes to Transport for NSW searches (3/09/2020)

UPDATED Stage 4 Restrictions Guidance for IPs based in Victoria or taking appointments in Victor (1/09/2020)

Code FAQ: Clarification of section 3.4 of COPP: Insolvency Services (4th edition) (26/08/2020)

Code Consultation: Update to DIRRI and Remuneration Approval Report Templates (4th edition) (26/08/2020)

AFSA & ASIC registration committees quick reference guide (20/08/2020)

Practice Alert: PPSR releases new industry-specific COVID-19 resources for small business (18/08/2020)

Practice Alert: Sunsetting of the Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (12/08/2020)

Stage 4 Restrictions Guidance for IPs based in Victoria or taking appointments in Victoria (5/08/2020)

Practice Alert: Final claim for remuneration on BAS - Accounting on a cash basis (28/07/2020)

Practice Alert: Accounting for pre & post appointment JobKeeper payments (21/07/2020)

Practice Alert: Extension to timing for JobKeeper & JobSeeker (21/07/2020)

Practice Alert: Completion of historical ASIC searches (7/07/2020)

Practice Alert: New and updated PPSR materials with insolvency focus (30/06/2020)

Practice Alert: Release of draft CRIS for ASIC IFM for 2019/20 (16/06/2020)

Practice Alert: UPDATE ATO Cashflow Boost payment (28/05/2020)

Practice Alert: UK insolvency law changes (28/05/2020)