Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ATO, Regulation

Death benefit lump sums unclear

Death benefit lump sums

The ATO is yet to clarify if multiple lump sum payments can be made from death benefit pensions.

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Business News

Class acquisition gains traction

Class acquisition

Superannuation administration service provider Class is reaping the rewards from its purchase of NowInfinity.

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Appointments

Industry veteran announces retirement

SMSF Association

The SMSF Association has confirmed its head of technical Peter Hogan will be retiring at the end of September.

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ATO, LRBA

ATO broadens LRBA strategies

LRBA strategies

Limited recourse borrowing arrangements can now legally be structured in more ways due to an instrument released by the ATO.

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LRBA

Loan relief not an opportunity

LRBA loan relief

Individuals should think carefully about entering into a new related-party limited recourse borrowing arrangement to benefit from the COVID-19 loan relief provisions, a technical manager has warned.

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FASEA

Common theme to FASEA feedback

FASEA requirements

The educational requirements under the FASEA framework have been labelled impractical for members of the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association.

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Superannuation

Early super eligibility may still be questioned

early release super eligibility

A major accounting body has warned penalties could be issued to individuals who have already accessed their super early under the COVID-19 relief measure, but are ruled ineligible to have done so.

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Documentation

New ID requirement for corporate trustees

identification SMSF corporate trustee

Directors of an SMSF corporate trustee will be required to comply with a new identification process introduced through legislation passed earlier this month.

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Financial Planning, Tax

TPB, FPA forge inaugural partnership

TPB FPA MOU

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Tax Practitioners Board and the Financial Planning Association facilitating an official information exchange.

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Financial Planning

COVID advice relief impractical

covid financial advice

Feedback from the financial advisory sector has revealed practitioners consider the compliance relief implemented for some COVID-19 advice lacked practicality.

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