Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Financial Planning

Biggest problem not poor advice

poor financial advice

The leading SMSF body has identified the issue of not receiving financial as more serious than the delivery of poor advice.

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Superannuation

Budget may boost SMSF appeal

SMSF appeal

A number of the 2020 federal budget announcements have the potential to strengthen the appeal of SMSFs, some technical experts have predicted.

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Auditing

New entities can’t duck audit independence standards

SMSF auditor independence standards

Newly established audit firms will not be considered as a legitimate vehicle facilitating compliance with the new auditing independence standards if they are formed only to service SMSF clients of the accounting practice for which the founders previously worked, the regulator has warned.

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Superannuation

SMSFA conducting cost research

cost running SMSF

New sector research into the cost of running an SMSF is currently being performed by the SMSF Association with a planned release in November.

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Superannuation

Early release triple hit possible

early super release penalty

Trustees who breach the COVID-19 economic relief measure in the 2020/21 financial year potentially face an adverse outcome that includes a triple penalty, a technical expert has said.

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ATO, Pensions

No leeway on overpaid pensions

minimum pension payments

Formal elections made at the start of the 2019/20 financial year as to the treatment of payments made above the minimum pension are unlikely to allow any re-classification of drawdowns in excess of the COVID-19 reduced threshold, a senior executive at an industry body has indicated.

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Pensions

ECPI impacts tax loss treatment

ECPI tax loss

SMSF tax losses carried forward from a prior year will need to take into account the calculation of exempt current pension income if the proportionate method has been used to do so, a technical leader has said.

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Pensions, Superannuation

Severe hardship rules can offer better relief

severe financial hardship rules

Invoking the severe financial hardship provisions to access super benefits early instead of starting a pension to do so may be strategically advantageous for individuals who have reached preservation age, an industry expert has said.

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Pensions, Tax

Proportionate ECPI method emphasises timing

Proportionate ECPI

The proportionate method of calculating exempt current pension income makes the timing of SMSF transactions significant, a technical expert has said.

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Regulation

Regulation changes top concern

SMSF regulations

Changes to regulations and rules affecting SMSFs and not the coronavirus present the biggest worry for trustees, new research has revealed.

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