Articles by Todd Wills

Appointments

FAAA appoints new board members

Financial Advice Association of Australia FAAA board appointments

The Financial Advice Association of Australia has elected three new members to its board to fill the roles of departing directors whose terms are coming to an end.

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Administration, Business News, SMSF

Administrator celebrates milestone

Heffron

A respected SMSF administration service provider has commemorated 25 years of service to the industry.

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ETFs, Investments

BlackRock unveils gold ETF

Blackrock Gold ETF

Investors will soon have the opportunity to invest in physical gold without having to own or store it via a forthcoming ETF set to debut by the end of this month.

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Contributions, SMSF, Tax

Settlement contributions given tax relief

$3 million tax exemption structured settlement contribution

SMSF trustees who receive a structured settlement contribution can take advantage of the fact that proposed $3 million soft cap will exempt these from its tax calculations.

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Accounting

No special treatment for digital assets

SMSF cryptocurrency NFT SIS Act regulations

Digital assets in an SMSF portfolio are still subject to long-established rules regarding their ownership and use despite being recent and emerging financial products.

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ASIC, ATO, Compliance

ASIC sanctions 11 SMSF auditors

ASIC disqualification SMSF auditors

ASIC has taken enforcement measures against 11 registered SMSF auditors, resulting in the disqualification of three practitioners during the September quarter.

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Administration, Commercial Property, Compliance, In-house assets, LRBA, Property, SMSF

Dual-use properties a compliance risk

SMSF business real property in-house asset

SMSF trustees must use acquired business real property solely for the purposes of operating a business to avoid triggering in-house asset rules.

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Compliance, Legislation, SMSF, SuperStream, Tax

$3m cap offers no revenue relief

Superannuation earnings tax penalty

Superannuants will not receive any relief from the revenue calculation associated with the $3 million soft cap in the event of a tax liability.

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Legislation, Superannuation, Tax

Short consultation period a risk

Superannuation earnings tax consultation period

The industry requires a longer consultation period to evaluate the impacts of draft legislation imposing measures like the $3 million soft cap.

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Legislation, Superannuation, Tax

Soft cap tax unjust

Soft cap tax

An industry body has criticised the draft legislation regarding the $3 million soft cap labelling it as being inequitable and problematic.

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