Miranda Brownlee

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Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.

Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.

You can email Miranda on: miranda.brownlee@momentummedia.com.au

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SMSFs warned on overlooked trap with trust deeds

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SMSFs warned on overlooked trap with trust deeds

27 November 2017 • Hits: 6032

Certain SMSF trust deeds that are silent on particular issues are resulting in inappropriate obligations and limitations ... READ MORE

Gaps found in ASIC’s latest guidance for limited licensing

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Gaps found in ASIC’s latest guidance for limited licensing

22 November 2017 • Hits: 6682

ASIC's new licensing guidance for SMSF professionals leaves a number of questions unanswered and appears to contradict e ... READ MORE

SMSFs warned on ‘ticking time bomb’ with out-dated deeds

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SMSFs warned on ‘ticking time bomb’ with outdated deeds

22 November 2017 • Hits: 5007

A surprising number of older SMSF deeds pre-dating the 2008 financial year still remain, some of which contain inappropr ... READ MORE

Money, cash, balances

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Class estimates total reach of TBAR threshold

21 November 2017 • Hits: 5269

Estimates undertaken by SMSF software firm Class suggest that around a third of all SMSF member balances are either over ... READ MORE

Death benefits

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New TBAR timeframes to complicate death benefits

21 November 2017 • Hits: 7536

With greater number of SMSFs set to continue reporting on an annual basis only, SMSF practitioners may hit snags in det ... READ MORE

Fears around cloud technology still lingering

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Fears around cloud technology still lingering

20 November 2017 • Hits: 6857

Segments of the SMSF industry are still concerned about moving to the cloud as it will result in some fundamental change ... READ MORE

CGT relief advice costing clients thousands, says lawyer

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CGT relief advice to cost clients thousands, says lawyer

20 November 2017 • Hits: 4904

Due to the complex nature of the transitional CGT relief and the fact it requires four different areas of expertise, cli ... READ MORE

SMSFs warned on regulator expectations on tech-front

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Brace for reporting changes in five years, SMSFs told

17 November 2017 • Hits: 8777

Technical execs are warning that the regulatory environment will change again for reporting, as SMSFs are a “long way ... READ MORE

Confusion, question

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Segregated method for CGT relief still spurring confusion

17 November 2017 • Hits: 6934

There remains confusion in the SMSF industry regarding the method of CGT relief that a fund that was segregated on 9 Nov ... READ MORE

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