Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ATO, Regulation

ATO incorporates social media in enforcement action

Social media has emerged as one of the means the ATO is using to toughen up its enforcement activities against the provision of illegal SMSF advice.

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ATO, Tax

ATO making progress with annual return lodgement

FASEA; education; tool

An ATO program to improve compliance practices among SMSF trustees has led to an increase in the lodgement of annual returns.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO protects $45m of super this year

SMSF; review; industry fund

In the current financial year, the ATO has protected $45 million in superannuation benefits due to its compliance and enforcement activities.

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Documentation, Strategy

Wording can undermine BDBN

The wording of a binding death benefit nomination is paramount in determining its efficacy, a specialist lawyer has said.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Retirement strategy an advice value-add

An SMSF strategist has labelled making use of the retirement provisions in the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act a very important strategic element of an adviser’s value proposition.

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ASIC, Compliance

ASIC clarifies litigation strategy

ASIC has detailed how its enforcement activities will operate, highlighting that while litigation was an option, other enforcement actions were also in use.

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Pensions

Three key factors for reversionary pensions

The level of sophistication involved with a reversionary pension comes down to three things that or high importance, according to a SMSF sector strategist.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO outlines SMSF implications of super reforms

The ATO has identified the SMSF implications of the Protecting Your Super reforms that will come into effect from 1 July 2019.

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ATO, Compliance

Care needed over contribution refunds

POpening wallet to pay a refund

Following the prescribed legal manner as to how to refund a contribution made or accepted in error is critical from a compliance perspective.

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ATO

ATO flags TBAR over-reporting

Exclamation marks as warning signs against over-reporting information to ATO

SMSF trustees and their tax agents have been advised by the regulator of certain items and events that should not be included in their transfer balance account report.

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