SMSF Party essential to protect retirees’ wealth
Sarah Kendell
Leading SMSF strategist Grant Abbott is urging industry participants to come together in support of his proposed SMSF Party in order to prot
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0-100% asset ranges ‘not acceptable’: ATO
As part of broader guidance on investment strategies, the ATO will soon release further confirmation to SMSF trustees and professionals arou
FPA backs accounting bodies on reducing advice red tape
The Financial Planning Association has backed the joint accounting bodies’ call for less duplication in regulation for those giving both t
AAT reduces agent’s registration disbarment period
A former Sydney tax agent, who failed to comply with his personal tax and business obligations, has succeeded in reducing the duration of hi
Complexities abound in SMSF employee share transfers
SMSF trustees looking to transfer shares received as part of an employee share scheme to their fund need to consider a number of factors inc
Top 10 suburbs reporting greatest super loss
New research by the ATO has pinpointed the top 10 postcodes contributing most to the $20.8 million in lost and unclaimed super across the co
ATO unveils further details on TBC indexation
The ATO has released further details around the forthcoming indexation of the transfer balance cap, which may occur as soon as 1 July next y
New fact sheet provides relief for accidental cap breaches
SMSF members who exceed their concessional contributions cap due to late payment of an SG contribution by an employer are likely to be grant
ATO won’t police NALI general expense rules
The ATO has sought to assure the SMSF sector that it will not devote compliance resources to policing general expenses under recent changes
ASIC relieves AFSLs from compliance scheme
The corporate regulator has assured advice licensees that they won’t be breaching the law should their advisers not able to register with
Catch-up contributions reignite attraction of TTRs
Despite the 2017 super changes reducing the attraction of a transition to retirement pension from a tax perspective, using catch-up concessi
Superannuation body CEO defends current system
The superannuation system is in the “grip of a contagious false narrative”, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Aust
SuperAA, SUPERCentral unveil new appointments
SMSF administration and audit firm Superannuation Advisors Australia (SuperAA) has appointed a former general manager of SuperConcepts as ge
Interdependency key to tax-free benefit payment
SMSF professionals need to consider the extent of any interdependency relationships when having estate planning conversations with their tru
ATO to contact trustees around SMSF bank accounts
The ATO will contact approximately 13,000 SMSF trustees and directors who do not have a unique bank account registered for their fund early
Sarah Kendell
A taxing question — superannuation and permanent disablement
It is not uncommon for a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to hold insurance on the life of one or more members of the fund.
‘More secure than any credential’: ATO plays down myGovID security concerns
From security concerns to clashes with workplace policies, the transition to myGovID has caused a few headaches within the profession, but t
Evolv launches new features focused on risk
SMSF audit provider Evolv has launched new features within its Evolv White software platform allowing users to focus on the high-risk areas
SMSFA to propose super transfers for couples
The SMSF Association will advocate for further action towards gender equality in terms of superannuation savings by putting forward a propos
ATO details myGovID implementation roadmap
With just over four months to go before AUSkey retires, the ATO’s chief digital officer helps explain how myGovID will be phased in, while
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