Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Profiles

One on one with…Adrian Sibbick

Accounting Evolution director Adrian Sibbick describes his introduction to the SMSF sector 18 years ago as a baptism of fire.

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ATO

ATO not intending to change detail of data

The ATO has confirmed it has no plans to enhance the detail contained in the statistics it compiles for the SMSF sector, despite calls from practitioners to do so.

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Business News

SMSF body prepared to participate in royal commission

The SMSF Association will make submissions to the banking royal commission if requested despite the sector’s exclusion from the inquiry’s terms of reference.

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Accounting

Downsizer contributions attract some interest

Bird's-eye view of Melbourne suburbs

A mid-tier accounting firm has already experienced some interest in the use of the downsizer contribution provisions contained in the 2017 federal budget.

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Superannuation

Super appeal to increase in 2018

The recognition of superannuation funds being an extremely tax-effective investment vehicle is set to increase in 2018, sparking a rise in the popularity of super for saving and investing, an accounting firm partner has predicted.

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Strategy

Pension strategy can optimise falling markets

Innovative pension strategies can allow SMSF trustees to use the super reform regulations to benefit from falling markets, a superannuation specialist has said.

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ETFs

Market concerns over ETFs unwarranted

Accusations the exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector is creating an investment market bubble are unfounded and inaccurate, a financial services sector economist has said.

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Superannuation

Total super balance key TBAR timing factor

The total super balance of the individual members of an SMSF is the determining factor of how often a particular fund will have to complete a transfer balance account report (TBAR), rather than the total super balance of the member who is drawing a pension.

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Business News

Welcome to 2018

Selfmanagedsuper would like to welcome back all of its readers for 2018 and share some exciting new developments with them.

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From the Editor

Don’t fall for the TBAR false sense of security

Ever since the Turnbull government handed down its bombshell superannuation reforms on 3 May 2016 as part of that year’s budget, we’ve all been hoping the implementation of some of the measures would end up a little less complicated than initial assessments had predicted.

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