Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Documentation

E-signing protocols needed

Electronic signature protocols

The ATO has confirmed trustees will have to ensure proper protocols are followed when using electronic signatures to approve SMSF financial statements.

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Accounting, Administration, Auditing

Admin services likely to win out

administration auditing

Two senior industry specialists have questioned the prudence of accounting firms retaining auditing services over providing administration and financial statement preparation for SMSFs

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Auditing, Tax

Tax agent/auditor role unclear

Tax agent SMSF auditor

It remains unclear whether a practitioner can act in the capacity of tax agent and also auditor for an SMSF, a sector specialist has said.

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Superannuation

YourSuper to affect SMSF advice

YourSuper SMSF advice

A technical manager has warned the YourSuper performance measure to be applied to MySuper finds announced in the 2020 federal budget will have an impact on SMSF advice.

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Documentation

Company constitutions require focus

Company constitutions SMSFs

A specialist lawyer has advised for particular attention to be paid to company constitutions of SMSF corporate trustees as they hold the key to decision-making for the fund.

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Property

DomaCom retirement income role twofold

DomaCom retirement income

Fractional property investment manager DomaCom has stated it can play a dual role in improving the retirement incomes of average Australians.

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ATO, Investments, Superannuation

Trustee letters effect unknown

SMSF investment letters

The ATO has revealed the SMSF investment strategy is being treated with more importance, although the shift cannot be attributed to the compliance letters the regulator sent out on the subject last year.

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Financial Planning, Superannuation

Research won’t lift SMSF recommendations

cost research SMSF recommendations

Advisers will not be able to automatically recommend an SMSF for a client with a superannuation balance of $500,000 or above based on new research indicating these types of funds would be the most cost-effective for them, a strategy specialist has said.

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Auditing

Audit partners in firing line

SMSF audit partners

Specific senior executives from accounting firms should be wary if their organisation breaches the new auditor independence standards, a specialist practitioner has said.

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ATO, Property

Rent relief determination close

Rent relief determination

A legislative instrument determination from the ATO is imminent to address in-house asset-related issues arising from situations where SMSF landlords have granted rent relief to related-party tenants.

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