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2026 completed issues

This page will display a list of completed public advice and guidance issues for the 2026 year.

Last updated 2 February 2026

[4191] Significant global entities – ATO compliance approach for privately owned and wealthy groups [new]

Purpose

Tailored guidance for large privately owned and wealthy groups on assessing and reporting significant global entity (SGE) status, including:

  • SGE status reporting and record-keeping expectations
  • practical examples of SGE self-assessment featuring common private group structures
  • low-risk scenarios where SGE status reporting is unlikely to raise compliance concerns.

Outcome

Web guidance on Reporting significant global entity status for large private groups published on 29 January 2026.

[4203] Issuing education directions to trustees of self-managed super funds

Purpose

This Practice Statement provides guidance to ATO staff about whether to give a trustee or a director of a body corporate that is a trustee of a self-managed super fund an education direction under section 160 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.

Outcome

Law Administration Practice Statement PS LA 2026/1 Self-managed superannuation funds – education directions for contraventions of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 published on 15 January 2026.

[4253] Payday Super – ATO compliance approach for the first year [new]

Purpose

This Practical Compliance Guideline sets out the ATO’s compliance approach for the first year of the payday super law in respect of investigating a superannuation guarantee shortfall for a qualifying earnings day that occurs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 inclusive.

Outcome

Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2026/1 Payday Super – first year ATO compliance approach published on 28 January 2026.

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