Editorial Policy

What we publish

Free, statute-grounded tax guidance for Australian individuals and small businesses. Not advice. No paywall. No email capture. No login.

How we research

Every guide cites the underlying Act (ITAA 1997, ITAA 1936, GST Act 1999, FBTAA 1986, SGAA 1992, TAA 1953), ATO public ruling (TR, GSTR, MT, PR, CR), or court decision. Where the ATO has not yet published guidance on a recent reform, we say so explicitly and label the content as Pending ATO guidance.

What we don't do

• We do not name brands for editorial verdicts (no "best tax software" rankings). We ship frameworks, not verdicts.
• We do not advise on individual tax positions. Where the question is "what should I do?", we sign-post a registered tax agent.
• We do not accept paid placement disguised as editorial. Sponsorship is separated, labelled, and disclosed on a dedicated page.

How we date-stamp

Every editorial page carries a Last reviewed date in ISO 8601 format. Rate-sensitive content carries forward flags for legislated changes (FY 2026-27 and the 1 July 2027 CGT/negative-gearing reforms, for example).

How we correct

See the Corrections + Updates Log. The log is append-only — readers can verify the editorial record over time.

Who writes the content

TaxKiln Editorial. We do not attribute named CPA, EA, or tax-agent reviewers. The editorial position is that the work — statute citations, ATO ruling cross-references, worked examples anchored to real Australian cities — speaks for itself. Readers come to us; we do not market at them. Named reviewers are an accepted citation-ceiling trade-off.

Sources we cite

• ATO public rulings: TR, GSTR, MT, PR, CR series
• ATO Interpretive Decisions (ATO ID)
• AAT and ART (Administrative Review Tribunal) decisions
• Federal Court and High Court tax judgments
• Acts of Parliament — Commonwealth and state
• State revenue office publications (Revenue NSW, SRO Vic, QRO, RevenueSA, etc.)