Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Auditing, Regulation

New audit clients draw caution

SMSF audit clients

Entering into new client relationships as a result of the amended auditor independence standards needs a great degree of professional scrutiny.

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Retirement

Actuaries challenge current retirement modelling

actuaries retirement modelling

Retirement modelling should incorporate a set of fundamental principles that make future projection more meaningful and tied to actual experience.

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NALI/NALE

Employee share schemes may not attract NALI

employee share NALI

Having an SMSF participate in an employee share scheme may not automatically trigger the NALI provisions should an acquisition discount be involved.

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin fund receives key rating

monochrome bitcoin

A Bitcoin fund has been awarded a crucial rating from a research house that will allow the product provider to improve its advisory relationship.

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ATO, NALI/NALE

NALE enforcement not ironclad

NALE enforcement

The ATO’s stated position with regard to enforcement of the NALE rules for the 2022 income year in PCG 2020/5 is not ironclad.

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Appointments

SMSF Association appoints new chair

SMSF Association new chair

A new chair has been appointed by the SMSF Association to replace Andrew Hamilton, whose two-year term in the position has come to an end.

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Investments

Underperformance factor identified

SMSF underperformance

Analysis of SMSF data has identified the defining factor as to why certain funds underperform other types of retirement savings vehicles.

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Compliance, Regulation

Director ID penalties are severe

director ID penalties

Directors of corporate SMSF trustees have been warned severe penalties can be issued for non-compliance with the new director ID regime.

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Regulation

Work test rule change not complete

work test amendments

The process required to put the abolition of the work test into law for people up to the age of 75 may not be completed before the federal election.

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Auditing

ATO issues SAN misuse reminder

SAN misuse reminder

Practitioners have been reminded to submit their responses to the SMSF auditor number misuse mail-out performed by the ATO last September.

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