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Will the new superannuation borrowing rules affect your plans?
"Good news for practice owners: SMSFs can still borrow to acquire qualifying business premises. So, while the rules are changing, your plans don’t have to."

Super borrowing rules are changing Will the new superannuation borrowing rules affect your plans to purchase a medical practice? The Federal Government has passed changes to limited recourse borrowing arrangements, with the new rules taking effect from 10 August 2026.

Medical Fraud and Risk Checklist.
At least 50% of medical practices have some form of financial internal control issue. That is my experience, based on talking with hundreds of practice owners and practice managers.

For example:
One person controls the invoicing and bill payments
One person rosters staff, approves timesheets and handles payroll
One person handles receipting and doctor income recs

That’s why GrowthMD has created this practical checklist; your go-to tool for tightening controls, identifying vulnerabilities, and maintaining peace of mind.

Medical Fraud and Risk Checklist We’ve created this practical medical fraud and risk checklist; your go-to tool for tightening controls, identifying vulnerabilities, and maintaining peace of mind.

Prepare Your Practice for the Card Surcharge Ban
At GrowthMD, we’ve heard these questions from practices just like yours:
- How will the surcharge ban affect our profitability?
- What changes do we need to make to handle this effectively?
- What are the best solutions for our unique payment setup?

Prepare Your Practice for the Card Surcharge Ban From 1 October 2026, businesses across Australia will no longer be allowed to add surcharges to payments made via major card networks.

Inside the Profitable Practice, a guide built around the deliberate habits of practice owners who know their way around a P&L statement and a patient chart.

Inside the Profitable Practice. The most profitable GP practices are not the busiest, the oldest, or the ones with the largest patient lists. They are the ones where the owner has built deliberate habits around the business side. They know their numbers.

The 2026 Federal Budget has just rewritten the rules on capital gains, trusts and negative gearing. If you own a practice, hold investment properties, or run your affairs through a trust, almost every part of your financial picture has been touched. Here are the key changes that will impact health practices and professionals.

2026-27 Federal Budget: Key Changes for Health Businesses and Health Professionals The 2026-2027 Federal Budget has reshaped the rules around capital gains, negative gearing, trust distributions, superannuation, and electric vehicles. For practice owners and health professionals, there is barely a corner of your financial world that hasn't been touched in some way.

Webinar: Payday Super Simplified for Medical Practices
Tuesday 14 April at 12.30pm (AEST)
The What and the Why: A clear understanding of what payday super is and how it’s reshaping the way medical practices handle super payments

Cash Flow Clarity: Insights into how these changes could impact your practice’s finances and payroll processes

Risk Radar: Everything you need to know about late payment penalties, SGC charges, and the ATO’s increased visibility

System Check: How to ensure your employees and contractors are perfectly set up in payroll and super systems.

Webinar: Payday Super Simplified for Medical Practices Are you ready for Payday Super? Join us for our upcoming webinar, on Tuesday 14 April designed to help medical practices prepare.