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Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger 'terrible distortions': Ken Henry reshape Professional Services & HR sourcing priorities

Published Feb 27, 2026, 6:42 AM AWST•APAC•Full category signal
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Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger 'terrible distortions': Ken Henry

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Top move

Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording

Key takeaways

  • Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.[1]
  • The lead signals for Professional Services & HR are no longer just descriptive; they point to immediate sourcing implications around commercial leverage.[3]
  • Lead move: [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making.[2]

What changed since last run

  • Lead coverage has rotated toward "Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger 'terrible distortions': Ken Henry", shifting the brief toward more immediate execution implications.

Key facts

  • [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes
  • " The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that the government was currently consid
  • Superannuation entered the Australian taxation system in the mid-1980s and by the late 1980s
  • "There were changes and further refinements of policy and at every step along the way the arr
  • The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital
  • If the policy goal is to increase new supply, then accelerate depreciation, compress it from

Why it matters

The lead signals for Professional Services & HR are no longer just descriptive; they point to immediate sourcing implications around commercial leverage. Lead move: [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making. That shifts Professional Services & HR focus toward commercial leverage and changes the ask to Accenture. The practical read-through is that buyers should tighten supplier challenge, pricing discipline, and contract optionality before the next decision gate

Cost / money

  • Signal: The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options. That shifts Professional Services & HR focus toward cost pressure and changes the ask to Deloitte.[1]
  • Signal: CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach. That shifts Professional Services & HR focus toward cost pressure and changes the ask to EY.[3]
  • The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through.[1]
  • Use this to refresh should-cost views and challenge any fast repricing. Keep the read-through directional unless the source itself provides hard commercial numbers.[3]

Supplier / commercial

  • This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable.[1]
  • This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep.[3]
  • This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning.[2]
  • Use Rate caps. Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.[1]

Safety / operations

  • The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution.[1]
  • The operational risk is indirect: tight budgets or repricing battles often reappear later as reduced slack, substitutions, or execution compromises that buyers then have to manage.[3]

What to watch

  • Watch whether Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Accenture toward firmer commercial positions.[1]
  • Watch whether Accenture starts using HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets.[3]
  • Watch whether Accenture starts using Holiday home draft tax ruling needs as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets.[2]
  • Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible creates commercial leverage. Trigger: [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making.[1]

Top stories

Story 1Accountantsdaily•Feb 26, 2026

Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger 'terrible distortions': Ken Henry

Signal strongSource-grounded
Source notes [1]Read source

What happened

[It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making. " The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that the government was currently considering a reduction in the discount to 33 per cent for housing investors, which would not apply retrospectively. This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable

Buyer takeaway

For Professional Services & HR, the buyer read-through is commercial leverage: scope, validity windows, reopeners, and term structure may now matter as much as headline pricing

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through

Supplier / commercial

This is primarily a contracting story: revisit scope boundaries, extension mechanics, and which party carries volatility before those assumptions harden in a live tender

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution

What to watch

Watch scope creep, liability pushback, and term changes that move volatility back onto the buyer even if the base rate looks manageable

Key facts

  • [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes
  • " The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that the government was currently consid
  • Superannuation entered the Australian taxation system in the mid-1980s and by the late 1980s
  • "There were changes and further refinements of policy and at every step along the way the arr
Story 2Accountantsdaily•Feb 25, 2026

HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to boost housing supply

Signal strongSource-grounded
Source notes [3]Read source

What happened

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options. If the policy goal is to increase new supply, then accelerate depreciation, compress it from forty years to five," Martin told the Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount this week. This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep

Buyer takeaway

For Professional Services & HR, treat this as a cost-boundary signal rather than just a headline; buyer assumptions may need refreshing before the next quote or award decision

Cost / money

Use this to refresh should-cost views and challenge any fast repricing. Keep the read-through directional unless the source itself provides hard commercial numbers

Supplier / commercial

Suppliers with fresh cost justification may push harder on reopeners, indexation, shorter quote validity, or pass-through language. Buyers should separate real drivers from negotiation posture

Safety / operations

The operational risk is indirect: tight budgets or repricing battles often reappear later as reduced slack, substitutions, or execution compromises that buyers then have to manage

What to watch

Watch for shorter quote validity, reopeners, pass-through requests, or attempts to reset pricing on the back of weak evidence

Key facts

  • The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital
  • If the policy goal is to increase new supply, then accelerate depreciation, compress it from
  • Encouraging investors to build more homes through incentives such as accelerated depreciation
  • 2 million homes, they would raise an additional $50 billion in tax revenues, enabling them to
Story 3Accountantsdaily•Feb 26, 2026

Holiday home draft tax ruling needs clarification, CA ANZ says

Signal strongSource-grounded
Source notes [2]Read source

What happened

CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach. From 1 July 2026, this new ruling proposes to declare holiday homes that are “mainly” used for personal purposes as “leisure facilities”, making expenses related to ownership and the personal use of the holiday home, such as mortgage interest rates, insurance, council rates, maintenance, and other holding costs, non-deductible. This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning

Buyer takeaway

For Professional Services & HR, treat this as a cost-boundary signal rather than just a headline; buyer assumptions may need refreshing before the next quote or award decision

Cost / money

Use this to refresh should-cost views and challenge any fast repricing. Keep the read-through directional unless the source itself provides hard commercial numbers

Supplier / commercial

Suppliers with fresh cost justification may push harder on reopeners, indexation, shorter quote validity, or pass-through language. Buyers should separate real drivers from negotiation posture

Safety / operations

The operational risk is indirect: tight budgets or repricing battles often reappear later as reduced slack, substitutions, or execution compromises that buyers then have to manage

What to watch

Watch for shorter quote validity, reopeners, pass-through requests, or attempts to reset pricing on the back of weak evidence

Key facts

  • CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide ed
  • From 1 July 2026, this new ruling proposes to declare holiday homes that are “mainly” used fo
  • For CA ANZ, the scale of change from the longstanding IT 2167 approach revealed the need for
  • It recommended that changes be applied from 1 July 2026 to give advisers and taxpayers time t

VP Snapshot

Executive Risk & Action View

The biggest executive exposure for Professional Services & HR is commercial leverage because today's lead stories point to faster-moving supplier and commercial decisions than the current brief cadence alone would suggest.

Overall
67
Cost
77
Supply
30
Schedule
22
Compliance
15

Top signals

30-180dcommercial

Signal 1: Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible

This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable.

30-180dcost

Signal 2: HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to

This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep.

Signal 3: Holiday home draft tax ruling needs

This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning.

Recommended actions

Category ManagerDue 5d

Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.

ContractsDue 10d

Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the cost pressure now visible in the brief.

Category ManagerDue 21d

Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the cost pressure now visible in the brief.

Risk register

RiskTriggerMitigation
Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible creates commercial leverage.[It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making.Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to creates cost pressure.The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options.Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.
Holiday home draft tax ruling needs creates cost pressure.CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach.Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

CM Snapshot

Category Manager Decision Detail

Today's priorities

Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable.

Due 3d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep.

Due 7d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning.

Due 10d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Supplier radar

Accenture

high

Observed supplier signal

[It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making.

Commercial implication

This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable.

Next step: Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Deloitte

high

Observed supplier signal

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options.

Commercial implication

This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep.

Next step: Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

EY

high

Observed supplier signal

CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach.

Commercial implication

This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning.

Next step: Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

Negotiation levers

Use Rate caps

When to use: Use when Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible shifts leverage toward Accenture during renewal or award cycles.

Expected outcome: Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Use Milestone-based payments

When to use: Use when Deloitte cites HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language.

Expected outcome: Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Use Substitution/bench clauses

When to use: Use when EY cites Holiday home draft tax ruling needs to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language.

Expected outcome: Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Talking points

Professional Services & HR conditions are now tactical: the latest signals justify immediate outreach to Accenture and a clause-by-clause contract refresh.
Use today's signal mix to challenge bill rate inflation, confirm talent scarcity, and preserve fallback options before leverage deteriorates.

Supplier radar

SupplierSignalImplicationNext stepConfidence
Accenture[It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making.This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable.Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.high
DeloitteThe Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options.This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep.Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.high
EYCA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach.This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning.Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.high

Negotiation levers

  • Use Rate caps — Use when Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible shifts leverage toward Accenture during renewal or award cycles. — Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.

    high confidence

  • Use Milestone-based payments — Use when Deloitte cites HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language. — Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

    high confidence

  • Use Substitution/bench clauses — Use when EY cites Holiday home draft tax ruling needs to justify immediate repricing or wider surcharge language. — Limit upside cost exposure while preserving awardability for time-sensitive work and keeping the supplier commercially engaged.

    high confidence

What to do / What to watch

What to do now

  • Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

    Why: This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: Complete this within 3 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.

    [1]
  • Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: Complete this within 7 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.

    [3]
  • Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: Complete this within 10 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.

    [2]

Next few weeks

  • Review renewals with Accenture tied to Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

    Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.

    [1]
  • Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the cost pressure now visible in the brief.

    Owner: Contracts

    Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the cost pressure now visible in the brief.

    [3]
  • Email Accenture to reconfirm bill rate inflation, keep quote validity short around Holiday home draft tax ruling needs, and push for rate caps instead of open-ended surcharge language.

    Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the cost pressure now visible in the brief.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the cost pressure now visible in the brief.

    [2]
  • Prepare use rate caps for the next negotiation cycle.

    Why: Deploy it because Use when Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible shifts leverage toward Accenture during renewal or award cycles.

    Owner: Contracts

    Expected outcome: Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.

    [1]

Longer view

  • Use the current signal mix to tighten quarter-ahead sourcing scenarios and supplier optionality plans.

    Why: Prepare now because repeated cross-source signals are pointing to a more fragile commercial environment than a headline-only read suggests.

    Owner: Category

    Expected outcome: A cleaner quarter-ahead demand, budget, and fallback-supplier plan.

    [1]

What to watch

  • Watch whether Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Accenture toward firmer commercial positions
  • Watch whether Accenture starts using HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets
  • Watch whether Accenture starts using Holiday home draft tax ruling needs as a repricing reference in quotes, escalator asks, or budget resets
  • Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger terrible creates commercial leverage.: [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making
  • HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to creates cost pressure.: The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options
  • Holiday home draft tax ruling needs creates cost pressure.: CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach
  • Professional Services & HR conditions are now tactical: the latest signals justify immediate outreach to Accenture and a clause-by-clause contract refresh
  • Use today's signal mix to challenge bill rate inflation, confirm talent scarcity, and preserve fallback options before leverage deteriorates

Market pulse

IndexLatestChangeAs of
Accenture (ACN)345 +0.00 (+0.00%)Feb 26, 2026, 10:44 PM
ADP (ADP)245 +0.00 (+0.00%)Feb 26, 2026, 10:44 PM
Robert Half (RHI)72 +0.00 (+0.00%)Feb 26, 2026, 10:44 PM
S&P 500 (SPX)5,125 pts+0.00 (+0.00%)Feb 26, 2026, 10:44 PM
  • Accenture: Accenture should be used as a negotiation boundary for Professional Services & HR pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle
  • ADP: ADP should be used as a negotiation boundary for Professional Services & HR pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle
  • Robert Half: Robert Half should be used as a negotiation boundary for Professional Services & HR pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle
  • S&P 500: S&P 500 should be used as a negotiation boundary for Professional Services & HR pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle

Sources

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[1] Grandfathering CGT discount would trigger 'terrible distortions': Ken Henry

accountantsdaily.com.au · Feb 26, 2026

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AI reading

[It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes to policy making. " The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that the government was currently considering a reduction in the discount to 33 per cent for housing investors, which would not apply retrospectively. This matters for Professional Services & HR because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 33, 1983, 8,000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Rate caps is now more valuable

Buyer takeaway

For Professional Services & HR, the buyer read-through is commercial leverage: scope, validity windows, reopeners, and term structure may now matter as much as headline pricing

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through

Supplier / commercial

This is primarily a contracting story: revisit scope boundaries, extension mechanics, and which party carries volatility before those assumptions harden in a live tender

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution

What to watch

Watch scope creep, liability pushback, and term changes that move volatility back onto the buyer even if the base rate looks manageable

Key facts

  • [It can lead to] terrible distortions that put you on a bit of a slippery slope when it comes
  • " The Australian Financial Review reported yesterday that the government was currently consid
  • Superannuation entered the Australian taxation system in the mid-1980s and by the late 1980s
  • "There were changes and further refinements of policy and at every step along the way the arr
Open original source

[2] Holiday home draft tax ruling needs clarification, CA ANZ says

accountantsdaily.com.au · Feb 26, 2026

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AI reading

CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide education and a prospective and equitable transition approach. From 1 July 2026, this new ruling proposes to declare holiday homes that are “mainly” used for personal purposes as “leisure facilities”, making expenses related to ownership and the personal use of the holiday home, such as mortgage interest rates, insurance, council rates, maintenance, and other holding costs, non-deductible. This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, substitution/bench clauses, and negotiation guardrails with 1, 2026, 2167 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect preferred supplier positioning

Buyer takeaway

For Professional Services & HR, treat this as a cost-boundary signal rather than just a headline; buyer assumptions may need refreshing before the next quote or award decision

Cost / money

Use this to refresh should-cost views and challenge any fast repricing. Keep the read-through directional unless the source itself provides hard commercial numbers

Supplier / commercial

Suppliers with fresh cost justification may push harder on reopeners, indexation, shorter quote validity, or pass-through language. Buyers should separate real drivers from negotiation posture

Safety / operations

The operational risk is indirect: tight budgets or repricing battles often reappear later as reduced slack, substitutions, or execution compromises that buyers then have to manage

What to watch

Watch for shorter quote validity, reopeners, pass-through requests, or attempts to reset pricing on the back of weak evidence

Key facts

  • CA ANZ has said that the new holiday home tax draft ruling, TR2025/D1, needs high and wide ed
  • From 1 July 2026, this new ruling proposes to declare holiday homes that are “mainly” used fo
  • For CA ANZ, the scale of change from the longstanding IT 2167 approach revealed the need for
  • It recommended that changes be applied from 1 July 2026 to give advisers and taxpayers time t
Open original source

[3] HIA lobbies for accelerated depreciation to boost housing supply

accountantsdaily.com.au · Feb 25, 2026

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AI reading

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would risk reducing supply and that the government should instead focus on other policy options. If the policy goal is to increase new supply, then accelerate depreciation, compress it from forty years to five," Martin told the Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount this week. This matters for Professional Services & HR because fresh price movement and input-cost detail should reset bid assumptions, milestone-based payments, and negotiation guardrails with 1.2, 50, 2024 as the clearest commercial anchors; expect sow scope creep

Buyer takeaway

For Professional Services & HR, treat this as a cost-boundary signal rather than just a headline; buyer assumptions may need refreshing before the next quote or award decision

Cost / money

Use this to refresh should-cost views and challenge any fast repricing. Keep the read-through directional unless the source itself provides hard commercial numbers

Supplier / commercial

Suppliers with fresh cost justification may push harder on reopeners, indexation, shorter quote validity, or pass-through language. Buyers should separate real drivers from negotiation posture

Safety / operations

The operational risk is indirect: tight budgets or repricing battles often reappear later as reduced slack, substitutions, or execution compromises that buyers then have to manage

What to watch

Watch for shorter quote validity, reopeners, pass-through requests, or attempts to reset pricing on the back of weak evidence

Key facts

  • The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has told a Senate committee that reducing the capital
  • If the policy goal is to increase new supply, then accelerate depreciation, compress it from
  • Encouraging investors to build more homes through incentives such as accelerated depreciation
  • 2 million homes, they would raise an additional $50 billion in tax revenues, enabling them to
Open original source

[4] Accenture

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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[5] ADP

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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[6] Robert Half

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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[7] S&P 500

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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