Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ATO, Documentation

Asset valuation breaches spike

Asset valuation breaches SMSF

Compliance breaches regarding the valuation of SMSF assets have risen significantly over the past few years, the ATO has revealed.

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Superannuation

Small SMSFs develop rapidly

low balances SMSFs

The latest industry research has shown SMSFs with low balances grow to levels allowing them to become cost-efficient very quickly.

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Superannuation

SMSFs are cost-competitive

SMSFs running costs

SMSFs with balances of $200,000 or more are as cost-effective as public offer funds, new research has shown.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Industry bodies highlight specific report areas

retirement report

The financial services industry bodies have highlighted specific areas of the Retirement Incomes Review for specific scrutiny but have all in the main welcomed the report.

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Residential Property, Superannuation

Changes needed for equity release solution

equity release retirement income

Certain aspects of the domestic financial aspect have to change if the home equity release is to play a larger role in people’s retirement incomes as suggested in the government’s Retirement Income Review, a university professor has said.

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Appointments

New vice chair for SMSF Association

vice chair SMSF Association

The SMSF Association has appointed Michael Houlihan as its new vice chair.

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Pensions

Death benefits don’t need cash

Death benefits cashing

The cashing of a death benefit can be executed using an in-specie transfer, a technical services manager has said.

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Auditing

Trustees have SAN misuse duty

trustees san misuse

SMSF trustees have been reminded by the ATO it is their responsibility to ensure their fund has not fallen foul of tax agents misusing SMSF auditor numbers.

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Administration, Documentation

Accountants reject new reporting deadline

SMSF statements deadline

The proposed new deadline by which SMSF financial statements must be prepared has been rejected by two major accounting bodies in a joint submission to Treasury.

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Strategy

Separate SMSFs a conflict fix

Separate SMSFs member conflicts

A specialist lawyer has suggested establishing separate SMSFs can help avoid member conflicts while still achieving the desired investment objectives.

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