News : Accounting

Accounting, ATO, Documentation

Accountants should use peers for SMSF paperwork

Accountants should consider using their peers to produce financial statements for their own SMSFs to avoid raising flags with the ATO.

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Accounting, Compliance, Platforms

Advice firm offers licensees new compliance solution

A Victorian advice firm has teamed with a large-scale software developer to offer advice groups a new compliance system.

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Accounting, Education, Financial Planning, Regulation

Accountants to benefit from advice market shake-up

The widespread changes to financial planning should allow accountants to establish their broader advice credentials.

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Accounting, Administration, Tax

Advisers need solid ECPI knowledge

Financial advisers need to have a firm grasp on exempt current pension income and segregation rules as they are no longer just the accountant’s domain.

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Accounting

Corrective actions can head off ATO penalties

Advisers and accountants can help trustees avoid ATO penalties if they seek to take corrective action first and rectify problems that have occurred.

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Accounting, ATO, Auditing

ATO to release banned SMSF trustee register

SMSF; review; industry fund

The names of banned SMSF trustees will be made more accessible to advisers and the public via a new register from the ATO.

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Accounting, Administration, Pensions

Legacy pensions require further attention

SMSF administrators and actuarial experts say they still see legacy pensions, such as defined benefit pensions, in SMSFs.

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Accounting, ASIC, Property

ASIC accepts EU from SMSF accountant

ASIC has accepted an EU from an SMSF accountant who received referrals from a property group in relation to setting up SMSFs.

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Accounting, Regulation

Time to review licensing necessity

The head of an industry body has recommended accountants review their service propositions to determine if operating under a licence and complying with FASEA are necessary.

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Accounting

RC recommendations to boost trust in advice

The SMSF Association has welcomed the banking royal commission’s report, saying it has laid the groundwork to improve trust and professionalism in the financial advice sector.

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