Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Superannuation

SMSFA still worried about LRBA treatment

The SMSF Association remains concerned about draft legislation governing the treatment of assets held under limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) in relation to an individual’s total super balance, despite the inclusion of small amendments called for by the industry body.

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ATO

Pension commutation ambiguity ends

SMSF trustees have been given the assurance they have been seeking to address any uncertainty in regard to the commuting of account-based pensions with the release of the ATO’s Practical Compliance Guideline (PCG) 2017/5, according to a sector technical expert.

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Regulation

TTR conversion has new significance

The impending implementation of the new super rules should be the catalyst for advisers to encourage SMSF members to switch from a transition-to-retirement (TTR) income stream to an account-based pension, a technical specialist has said.

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Compliance

Unit trusts to experience revival

A sector consultant has predicted an increase in the use of unit trusts by SMSFs as a means of making compliance with the $1.6 million transfer balance cap under the new superannuation measures easier for trustees in certain circumstances.

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Accounting

Plenty Plus integrates with Class

Online transactional advice solution portal for unlicensed accountants Plenty Plus has added integration with Class Super that will give users the ability to automatically determine which of their existing clients have advice needs.

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Business News

Risk cover now poses real dilemma

SMSF advisers will now have to consider carefully how they structure their clients’ risk cover either inside the super fund or external to it, a senior technical executive has said.

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Regulation

Elder abuse measures need fine-tuning only

The SMSF Association has called on the federal government to tweak the existing policy aimed at preventing elder abuse instead of completely overhauling it.

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Business News

New expert SMSF book set for release

SMSF industry expert Grant Abbott has written a new book aimed at providing all current participants and prospective participants within the sector with relevant superannuation strategies in light of the changes to the retirement savings framework to be implemented from 1 July.

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From the Editor

Prioritising is the key

The SMSF community has gone into a little bit of meltdown since the passing of the Superannuation (Excess Transfer Balance Tax) Bill 2016 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016 late last year.

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Retirement

Borrowing to contribute has some merit

The dramatic reduction in the superannuation non-concessional contributions caps to be introduced on 1 July has given some merit to the strategy where an individual puts borrowed money into their retirement savings vehicle, a senior accounting executive has said.

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