Newsletter - May 2026

Here's what's inside our May edition:

• 2025-26 Tax Guide: Get the step-by-step guide to lodge your return, and an overview of what's changed for 2026.

• New Status Page: See live updates on outages, maintenance, and system performance.

• ICYMI: What's new in Rounded, see our KM tracker in action, and how to make a living as a creative in 2026.

• Federal Budget highlights: What sole traders need to know.

💡Your 2025-26 Tax Guide is Here

Lodging as a sole trader for the first time, or just need a quick refresher? Here's your step-by-step guide.

What’s inside?

• Glossary of key terms and important dates

• How to calculate your taxable income

• What you can claim as a sole trader

• GST, BAS, and PAYG explained

• Checklist for filing your tax return

Just want to know what's changed this financial year?

See our summary of 2026 updates.

⚙️ Stay updated with our new Rounded Status Page

We’ve just launched a public status page so you can quickly see if there are any known issues, outages, or scheduled maintenance happening in real time.

👉 Bookmark now

▶️ Catch up on last month's sessions

May 2026 Founder Update and AMA

Founders Olly and Grant show off our latest updates and give a live demo of our new KM tracker.

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Multiple Income Streams for Creatives: What Works in Practice

We had a brilliant chat with artist, illustrator, and long-time Rounded user Jeff McCann about his approach to building a sustainable creative business.

Here's what one attendee had to say:

Thank you for sharing so generously. It’s so helpful to hear both the practical and inner-world side of things. I really love your approach - the joy you seem to bring to experimenting and figuring things out is so energising

If you didn't catch this one, it's definitely worth checking out.

👉 Watch replay

💰 Federal Budget 2026 highlights

The Federal Budget was handed down on Tuesday and while there's always a lot of noise, a few key measures stand out for sole traders.

👉 Here's what you need to know

More helpful resources

From the Rounded team:

• How to set up line item templates for quotes and invoices

• How to add a text-only line or description to quotes and invoices

From the community:

• Earn less than $70k? Check out the ATO's Tax Help program

• Struggling with business finances? Get free, confidential advice from the Small Business Debt Helpline

• Listen to the Content Byte: The systems freelancers need to succeed with Leticia Mooney

• Creative Plus Business: What assessors look for in arts grant applications (and what most artists get wrong)

New to Rounded, or have questions?

• Sign up for our weekly Intro to Rounded masterclass

• Visit our Help Centre or reach out via in-app chat. You'll usually hear from a human in around 30 seconds.

• Got any features you'd like to request, or want to see what's coming up next? Check out our roadmap.

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