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What's new for the RTP schedule 2026?

Find out what's new in the RTP schedule for 2026.

Published 29 January 2026

New questions in the RTP schedule

The following are new Category C questions in the RTP schedule 2026:

  • Question 48: relates to targeted compliance approaches in Schedule 3 of Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2025/2 Restructures and the thin capitalisation and debt deduction creation rules – ATO compliance approach
  • Question 49: relates to Practical Compliance Guideline PCG 2025/3 Capital raised for the purpose of funding franked distributions – ATO compliance approach
  • Question 50: relates to Division 7A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Division 7A) as described in
    • Taxpayer Alert TA 2024/2 Arrangements to circumvent Division 7A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 through the guaranteeing by private companies of third-party loans, and
    • Tax Determination TD 2025/6 Income tax: does section 109U of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 only apply to arrangements where a private company gives a guarantee to another private company?

Changes in the RTP schedule

The following changes have been made in the RTP schedule 2026:

  • Removal of exemption for taxpayers involved in the Annual Compliance Arrangement program as this program has now ended
  • Question 14, additional information added including minor changes and changes to Comments field
  • Question 22, updated 2025 reference to align with local file short form lodgment with 2026 return
  • Question 23, minor changes
  • Question 24, changes to criteria, and additional comments requested for high risk arrangements
  • Question 33, additional information added including new criteria, minor changes and changes to the Comments field
  • Question 34, additional information added including new criteria and minor changes
  • Question 41, changes to criteria and other minor changes
  • Question 44, updated 2025 reference to align with local file short form to 2026 lodgment, additional item added to include in Comments field
  • Question 45, updated 2025 reference to align with local file short form to 2026 lodgment, additional item added to include in Comments field
  • Question 47, minor changes, updated reference to 2025 to align with local file short form to 2026 lodgment. Updated reference from draft PCG to published PCG 2025/2.

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