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STCs and LGCs are among the most commonly mishandled items on the books of Australian solar and renewables operators. A CPA's plain-English guide to classifying, recognising and measuring renewable energy certificates before year-end.

PAYG instalments are your income tax paid early — but for lumpy, project-based revenue the ATO's timing rarely matches your cash. A CPA's plain-English guide for Australian construction, EPC and solar operators on how instalments work and when to vary them.

Fractional CFO, outsourced Financial Controller or Head of Finance? A CPA's plain-English guide for Australian construction, EPC, solar and renewables operators on what each finance leader does and which one to hire first.

By Rami Rajkumar, CPA · Founder & Partner, TechEdge Accounting · Updated 18 June 2026 TL;DR. TechEdge Accounting is the Outsourced Finance Office for AU project-based businesses in five specialist verticals: construction & civil, EPC contractors, solar installers, renewables developers, and carbon-credit operators. Each vertical has its own AASB recognition complexity, cash flow rhythm, and regulatory exposure — generalist accountants struggle here. We don't.Key TakeawaysCons

By Rami Rajkumar, CPA · Founder & Partner, TechEdge Accounting · Updated 18 June 2026 TL;DR. The 6-year CGT absence rule (s118-145 ITAA 1997) lets you treat a former main residence as your main residence for CGT purposes for up to 6 years after you move out, provided you don't treat another property as your main residence in that period. Used correctly, this can eliminate CGT on a sale entirely. Used incorrectly — especially around the absence rule's interaction with deemed a