Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Superannuation

Thought leadership line up confirmed

SMSF Association conference

The thought leadership panel that will commence the SMSF Association 2020 National Conference has been announced.

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Business News

AFCA adds general counsel to senior staffers

AFCA general counsel

The newly created position of general counsel with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has now been filled.

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Property

DomaCom seeks broader equity release use

DomaCom seeks broader equity release use

Fractional property manager DomaCom is lobbying Treasury about allowing its equity release product to be used for a wider variety of strategies.

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ATO

Super information can’t be cherry-picked

Lacey v Commissioner of Taxation

Certain ATO material cannot be used in isolation to determine a superannuant’s particular course of action to address an issue, a recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal case has determined.

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ATO, Auditing

Auditor number misuse identified

SMSF auditor number

The ATO has now identified the more serious cases of SMSF auditor number abuse and has vowed to prosecute tax agents connected with them.

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ATO

ATO confirms division 293 tax payment method

Division 293 tax payment

The ATO has informed SMSF trustees and tax agents that division 293 tax liabilities can be paid from superannuation monies.

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Investments

Hunt for yield to intensify

yield interest rates

The continued reduction of the official interest rate will see SMSF investors increase their focus on generating yield from their investments, a global fund manager has predicted.

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ATO

ATO confirms tougher admin penalties stance

The ATO experienced a $1.4 million increase in administrative penalties collected in the 2019 financial year, according to the regulator’s most up-to-date data.

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Financial Planning

Advisers seek NALE fine-tuning

Non-arm’s-length expense

The new non-arm’s-length expense rules governing SMSFs need further clarification as to how they will be applied in some particular situations, financial advisers have said.

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Accounting

AFCA launches complaint tracking tool

AFCA financial complaints tool

A new online tool gives consumers the ability to track the progress and history of financial complaints lodged with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.

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