Articles by Jason Spits

ATO, Compliance

Trustees warned on excess NCC release

Excess non-concessional release

SMSF trustees have been advised that any excess non-concessional contributions must be released to the ATO and not fund members and not doing so is a compliance breach.

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Regulation, SMSF

Expert status will bring heavy penalties

SMSF practitioners regulators

SMSF practitioners have been presented with a case study of what they can expect from the regulators if they intentionally breach the law.

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Superannuation, Tax

Scrap super tax for $10m cap

superannuation tax cap

Rather than introduce a complex tax based on total superannuation balances, the government should put in place a $10 million hard cap for all fund members.

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financial advice, Regulation, SMSFA

Experience plan may have kept more advisers

Experienced adviser pathway

The experienced adviser pathway should have been offered sooner under the education changes of recent years and may have led to greater retention of advisers.

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Insurance

Insurance ownership trapping trustees

SMSF asset insurance

SMSF trustees who have insured fund assets in their own name will be unlikely to be able to return insurance payments to their fund due to cap limits, an auditor has warned.

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Platforms, SMSF, Superannuation

Super platform to launch adviser portal

Investment platform

Investment platform Superhero will launch a new portal allowing advisers to open superannuation and SMSF trading accounts for clients.

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Superannuation, Tax

Allow members to reduce balance below $3m

superannuation balance reduce

The government should allow working super fund members with balances above $3 million to make tax-free withdrawals as part of its new super tax proposal.

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Regulation, Superannuation, Tax

Ring-fence unrealised gains tax

Unrealised gains tax

The taxation of unrealised gains in superannuation should be ring-fenced to the proposed $3 million balance tax if the government presses ahead with its plans.

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Death benefits, Pensions

Reversionary pension boosts TBC planning

Reversionary pension and death benefit management

Converting a death benefit into a reversionary pension can reduce its impact on the TBA of a widowed spouse and create more time to manage how it will be used.

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Administration, SMSF, Trusts

Financials insufficient for some valuations

SMSF valuations

Audited financial statements do not provide sufficient information on which to base the valuation of unlisted securities or investments in a unit trust, but events during the financial year may provide the required data.

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