The Australian Small Business Show
May 30, 2026 · 21 min · 9 segments
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Matt HeighwayHost
Kristy Lee BillettHostWhere do you wanna start, Matt? I guess we should start with, uh, I wanna say tax reforms in a massive quotation marks, 'cause I don't think reform is the right word, but, um, shall we start there?

W- uh, when you say, uh, tax reforms in regards to personal, like CGT? Is that what we're talking about first?

Well, like, like I was, I know this is a podcast of small business owners, right?

... um, we're trying to create wealth, whether that be with our businesses or outside our businesses, using our business as a ve- vehicle to create that income to then use to create wealth.

I can remember when I, it's going back to when I first started in accounting as a training accountant, we, you know, it was important to know when the property was purchased.

Um, I, it just does feel like a, quite a cash grab, this one, in terms of, um, you know, the goal is to, you know, have our kids be able to afford a house.

But, um, so it just feels like it's just a, you know, a, a cash, uh, a cash, a tax grab by the government to, to, um, to help fund whatever they're doing.
And if you're not across what CGT is, I'm sure our listeners are, but it's capital gains tax, and it is a tax on the gain that you make when you, uh, invest in something and that the value of that thing goes up over time.
And, you know, we're not just talking about property here either, which is, I think, the interesting part of that legislation.
Where do you wanna start, Matt? I guess we should start with, uh, I wanna say tax reforms in a massive quotation marks, 'cause I don't think reform is the right word, but, um, shall we start there?

W- uh, when you say, uh, tax reforms in regards to personal, like CGT? Is that what we're talking about first?

Well, like, like I was, I know this is a podcast of small business owners, right?

... um, we're trying to create wealth, whether that be with our businesses or outside our businesses, using our business as a ve- vehicle to create that income to then use to create wealth.

I can remember when I, it's going back to when I first started in accounting as a training accountant, we, you know, it was important to know when the property was purchased.

Um, I, it just does feel like a, quite a cash grab, this one, in terms of, um, you know, the goal is to, you know, have our kids be able to afford a house.

But, um, so it just feels like it's just a, you know, a, a cash, uh, a cash, a tax grab by the government to, to, um, to help fund whatever they're doing.
And if you're not across what CGT is, I'm sure our listeners are, but it's capital gains tax, and it is a tax on the gain that you make when you, uh, invest in something and that the value of that thing goes up over time.
And, you know, we're not just talking about property here either, which is, I think, the interesting part of that legislation.
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