Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ATO, Auditing, Technology

ATO confirms AI use not fully reliable

The ATO believes practitioners and trustees cannot completely rely on AI to undertake SMSF functions and an element of human involvement is still needed.

The ATO believes practitioners and trustees cannot completely rely on AI to undertake SMSF functions and an element of human involvement is still needed.

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Administration, ATO, Legislation, SMSF, Superannuation

Slight advisory impact, but no substance

Federal budget, financial advice, FAAA, Financial Advice Association Australia, ATO, Phil Anderson,

The federal budget has included a few measures impacting advisers, but lacks any detail regarding the greater financial services sector.

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Contributions, SMSF, Tax

Timing key for applicable TBC

Transition to retirement income stream, transfer balance cap. Craig Day, Colonial First State, SMSF Association National Conference 2025, Melbourne, transfer balance cap, 

Practitioners need to be mindful of the TBC applicable to a client who turns 65 in June in the wake of the indexation to take effect in July.

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Auditing

ACR instructions amended

ACR, valuations. ATO, Auditor Contravention Reports,

The auditor contravention report instructions have been updated, with the ATO making specific changes to three operational areas.

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Contributions

Work test has prior-year relevance

The work test is not just relevant for the financial year in which it applies to an SMSF member wanting to make a personal deductible contribution.

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Contributions

Third-party contributions delicate

superannuation contributions, SMSF, concessional contribution, Accurium, Anthony Cullen, transfer of assets, in-specie contribution, family trust, tax deduction

Contributions to an SMSF deemed to be made on behalf of a member by another party will count towards that person’s concessional cap.

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ATO, Compliance, Regulation

Disqualification a family SMSF issue

Individuals should consider the implications a serious compliance breach will have before including family members as SMSF trustees.

Individuals should consider the implications a serious compliance breach will have before including family members as SMSF trustees.

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ATO, Insurance

Compassionate sum must be net of tax

Early payments made from SMSFs on medical compassionate grounds must have tax deducted before they are received by the relevant member.

Early payments made from SMSFs on medical compassionate grounds must have tax deducted before they are received by the relevant member.

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AFCA, Compliance

AFCA states SMSFs are not a problem

AFCA, CSLR, Australian Financial Complaints Authority, Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, CSLR, Business As Usual, BAU,

AFCA has admitted advice involving the use of SMSFs and not the funds themselves is triggering a large number of complaints it is receiving.

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AFCA, Compliance, SMSF

Wholesale investor test clarified

Wholesale investor, Australian Financial Complaints Authority, AFCA, Patrick Hartney, Shail Singh, Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s, ASIC,

AFCA has provided some context as to how ASIC’s enforcement approach to the wholesale investor rules will apply to individuals in practical terms.

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