Why is buying property through an SMSF on the rise?
Despite buying property through an SMSF growing in popularity among Australians, one expert warns this option requires careful consideration
Despite buying property through an SMSF growing in popularity among Australians, one expert warns this option requires careful consideration
New data from the ACCC that Australians lost more than $3 billion in scams in 2022 should sound alarm bells in the financial advice industry
The ATO revealed there are still more than 45,000 returns outstanding from trustees in the SMSF sector from 2021 – nine months past the lo
Assistant Treaurer Stephen Jones has confirmed the Labor government is looking to remove obstacles that prevent superannuation funds from
Without reform to ensure that superannuation operates as efficiently as possible to raise retirees’ living standards, the system will cont
An integration between specialist SMSF administration software providers SuperConcepts, Smarter SMSF and SuperMate will save time for users
Australia’s foremost provider of financial services news, analysis and market intelligence, Momentum Media (Momentum), has today unveiled
The SMSF Association has raised concerns about a proposed legislative change that will exclude certain distributions funded by capital raisi
ASIC has acted against a further 11 SMSF auditors for breaches of their obligations including breaches of auditing and assurance standards,
The ATO is warning SMSFs that relief to allow rollovers to be processed on paper forms is ending on 30 June.
According to a leading financial software provider, the Quality of Advice Review won’t result in wholesale changes to the way in which pro
Individuals who have already met a condition of release in regard to their SMSF and are potentially impacted by the proposed $3 million supe
The government should be helping people see and use superannuation as primarily for spending during retirement, including making safe financ
The Australian Taxation Office has warned SMSF members to be wary of ‘promoters’ whose advice could land them with a significant penalty
Trustees need to be more member-focused in their approach, ASIC says following its review of performance communications by trustees that aga
Loans, in-house assets and separation of assets continue to be the most commonly reported contraventions for SMSFs, according to an ATO spec
SMSF members who have a balance between $900,000 and around $1.2 million will get negligible benefits trying to minimise tax via pension com
Despite the government agreeing to commit to an extension of the safe harbour rules from two to five years, if an SMSF member leaves the cou
A major rework is needed to strengthen the super performance test, says one of Australia’s largest industry bodies.
Superannuation would benefit from simplification and the removal of red tape rather than persistent changes, said the SMSF Association in it
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