Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Estate Planning, Management

Practitioners must beware of EPOA trap

An industry lawyer has warned practitioners should approach the task of being issued with an enduring power of attorney for a client’s SMSF with caution as the role may not provide any reward for the individual concerned.

read more
Accounting, Regulation

Calls continue for accountants’ exemption revival

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) has revealed it has experienced similar feedback to other accounting bodies with significant requests from members wanting a return to the accountants’ exemption with regard to servicing SMSF clients that was in operation before the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms.

read more
Administration, Compliance, Superannuation

Admin system needs to be TSB record

Financial advisers and accountants need to ensure their administrative system is the source of truth for their SMSF clients’ total super balance (TSB) records and should not rely on the ATO for this purpose, an industry technical expert has said.

read more
Retirement, Superannuation

Australians have consistent happy retirement view

ING-commissioned research into the nation’s attitudes toward retirement has revealed Australians across all generations have a similar view to what a comfortable retirement would resemble.

read more
Retirement, Strategy, Superannuation

TRIS now a short-term strategic tool

A transition-to-retirement income stream (TRIS) should be viewed purely as a short-term strategy to enable SMSF members to withdraw money from the accumulation account of the fund, a sector strategist has said.

read more
Retirement, Superannuation

Australians feel big retirement savings needed

The latest industry research into attitudes on retirement, conducted by Rice Warner and commissioned by ING Australia, has revealed individuals from generations X, Y and Z believe they will need between $1.5 million and $1.75 million in savings to fund their retirement, but do not know how to go about achieving it.

read more
Strategy

Franking credit benefit from excess contributions

Advisers should consider a strategy of having SMSF clients deliberately exceed both their concessional and non-concessional contributions caps to ensure the effective use of any franking credits available to the fund, a strategy specialist has said.

read more
Superannuation

Best service providers for 2018 recognised

Research house CoreData and selfmanagedsuper have hosted the sixth annual SMSF Service Provider Awards, with the majority of winners again consolidating their standing among the financial advice community.

read more
Compliance, Regulation, Superannuation

Trust deed position for FHSSS confused

The role an SMSF trust deed plays in allowing the use of the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) remains slightly unclear, according to a superannuation specialist lawyer.

read more
Insurance, Superannuation

Salary sacrifice has risk insurance benefits

Having temporary and permanent disablement insurance cover inside or outside of their superannuation fund is an arrangement that can allow an individual to benefit from more than just the payout from the policy in the event of a debilitating incident, a technical expert has said.

read more

Copyright © SMS Magazine 2025

ABN 80 159 769 034

Benchmark Media

WordPress website development by DMC Web.