Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Auditing, Investments

Investment strategy acknowledgement can be simple

SMSF investment strategy documentation

Obtaining simple documentation can be enough for auditors to determine SMSF trustees have fulfilled their legal obligation with regard to a fund’s investment strategy, according to the ATO.

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ASIC, Superannuation

Illegal early-access promoter jailed

Illegal early access superannuation

The operator of a scheme providing illegal early access to superannuation benefits has been given a three-year jail sentence.

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ASIC, Financial Planning

Lime FS shuts robo-advice arms

Lime FS robo-advice

The robo-advice arms of Lime FS Pty Ltd have been voluntarily closed amid compliance issues raised by the corporate regulator.

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ASIC, Financial Planning

Ex-adviser to face dishonesty charges

dishonest conduct SMSF clients

Twelve charges relating to dishonest conduct regarding SMSF clients have been brought against a former financial planner.

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ATO, Regulation

In-specie contributions not a NALE loophole

In-specie contributions NALE

The new non-arm’s-length expenditure provisions will still apply to situations where an in-specie contribution has been used to bridge the difference between the purchase price and market value of an asset acquired by an SMSF.

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Profiles

One on one with…Dana Fleming

Dana Fleming on real-time reporting

Dana Fleming talks about the seriousness of some common compliance breaches in the SMSF sector, and the unavoidable path to real-time reporting.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO grants NALE transition period

ATO NALE transition

SMSF trustees have the opportunity to rectify any service provision arrangements involving themselves and their fund to prevent them from falling foul of the new NALE provisions.

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Features

2019 SMSF roundtable: Back to the future

smsf roundtable 2019
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Selfmanagedsuper‘s annual SMSF Roundtable discussed the impact of key events in advice, policy developments and trustee education.

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Superannuation

SMSF Association critical of ASIC message

SMSF Association critical ASIC

The latest Australian Securities and Investment Commission fact sheet on SMSFs has been criticised by the main industry body for portraying the sector in a very poor light.

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Accounting, ASIC

SMSF accountant jailed for three years

SMSF accountant jailed three years

A three-year jail term has been handed down to an SMSF accountant found guilty of making false and misleading statements to obtain money from his clients and subsequently misappropriating those funds.

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