Articles by Jason Spits

Estate Planning, financial advice, Financial Planning

Need for wealth transfer help common

wealth transfer financial legacy

Many Australians who have yet to retire are actively looking at how they can pass on money to their successors, with the lack of information creating opportunities for advice.

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Auditing, Property

Annual valuation requirement clear

SMSF annual audit auditor property asset valuation

Regulations outlining the requirement for the annual valuation of an asset are clear cut and should not lead to confusion around what auditors are required to do.

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ATO, Auditing, Compliance

Auditor independence still targeted

SMSF auditors independence ATO

The ATO has identified a number of auditors who are still failing to meet independence requirements and will engage in targeted reviews and compliance action.

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Compliance

Valuations validate related-party transfers

SMSF related party transactions valuation arm's length

While not required to do so, SMSFs should seek valuations when disposing of assets to a related party to prove the transactions were at arm’s length.

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Compliance, Investments, Regulation

Acquisition error not reversible

SMSF related party acquisition breach

SMSF trustees who purchased an asset from a related party in error cannot reverse the breach but only manage the problem with the ATO.

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Compliance, Investments

Wholesale thresholds need fixing

wholesale investors SMSF assets test income

The definition of a wholesale investor in an SMSF context must be redefined with regard to the thresholds applied to the asset and income tests.

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ATO, Auditing

Asset charge warning not new

ATO SMSF auditor asset charge

The obligation for auditors to check for charges on SMSF assets has existed since 2019 and the ATO’s position on the requirement has not changed.

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ATO, NALI/NALE

Ruling shows NALE application

NALE SMSF trustee capacity non-arm's length expenditure

The ATO has indicated financial services professionals who act on behalf of their own fund must do so in a trustee capacity only to avoid being hit with NALE taxes.

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Superannuation, Tax

$3m tax draft bills released

$3 million superannuation earnings tax TSB total superannuation balance

The superannuation sector has been given 16 days to respond to the $3 million earnings tax draft legislation released today with no substantial changes to previous announcements.

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Administration, Appointments, SMSF

SMSF Alliance adds new head of growth

SMSF Alliance Sarah Pressler

SMSF administrator SMSF Alliance has appointed a former SuperConcepts key manager to a new role focused on expanding the business.

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