Articles by Jason Spits

Superannuation

Top service providers awarded

SMSF Service Provider Awards 2022 - article image

The leading SMSF service providers have been named in the sector’s longest-running awards presented by selfmanagedsuper and research house CoreData.

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financial advice

Reminder to check status of advice providers

SMSF trustees have been reminded to check the status of any advice provider they use in the establishment and running of their fund.

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Estate Planning

Separate SMSFs useful to address distortion

separate SMSFs

Separate SMSFs can be a useful estate planning tool where the financial relationships between parties have been distorted over time.

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Documentation

Print amended deeds regardless of length

amended SMSF deeds

The production of deeds should be no respecter of paper, with an SMSF legal expert urging the use of new paper deeds for every update and change.

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Accounting, financial advice

Limited licence adviser numbers drop sharply

accountants limited licence

The number of accountants operating under a limited licence has more than halved in the past year compared to peers under a full licence model.

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Property

Timing key in business real property status

business real property

The status of business real property in an SMSF hinges on from whom it is acquired and who makes use of it when owned by the fund.

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Education

Accurium expands education beyond SMSFs

Accurium education

Accurium will offer accounting firms education services after requests for information on personal and small business tax matters.

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Compliance, Documentation, Regulation

More timely SMSF data likely

SMSF data

SMSF data reporting will need to be more timely and accurate to enable governments to make better superannuation policy in the future.

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LRBA

Renewed call to end LRBAs

AIST LRBAs

An industry fund body has returned to previous claims LRBAs create systemic risks for the superannuation system and should be banned.

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Pensions

Reversionary change not court tested

reversionary pension change

Adding a reversionary beneficiary to a pension is possible but to date such a move has not been tested in the courts of law.

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