Jun 15, 2026 – 5.00amThree years after West Australian entrepreneur Adrian Fry gave up a six-figure public service salary to develop a payroll app, Jim Chalmers’ tax shock has turned his life plans upside down.Fry, director of Accord Analytics, has lived off his wife’s wage and self-funded the startup from their savings, along with funds from a business partner.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles