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ATO, Trusts

Class updates trust income reporting

Class Trust Tim Steele ATO MTAS Modernisation of Trust Administration Systems Trust Income Schedule SMSF Self-managed superannuation

Class has updated the trust income reporting capabilities in its software to bring it in line with new ATO standards that now apply.

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ATO, fraud, SMSF

Pursue illegally accessed monies

SMSF Self-managed superannuation Bobbin Lawyers Peter Bobbin Illegal drawdown

Trustees should try to recover any illegally accessed money from an SMSF to lessen the severity of compliance breach penalties they may face.

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ATO, Pensions, Regulation

Take note of pension rule change

Pension TR 2013/5 ECPI Exempt current pension income ATO

SMSF trustees have been warned of the significant tax risks if minimum pension payments are missed following a change to an established ATO ruling.

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ATO, Compliance, Property, SMSF

Dig deep for commercial valuation data

Commercial property Qualified valuer's report Valuations

While a qualified valuer’s report is preferred for commercial property valuations, trustees can use objective data from alternative sources if they choose not to obtain one.

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ATO, Compliance, NALI/NALE, Regulation

No need for exact arm’s-length fee

ATO Non-arm's-length expenditure LCR 2021/2

SMSF trustees do not need a detailed breakdown of arm’s-length fees for any service charged to the fund, but will need to make a reasonable attempt to determine that figure.

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ATO, SMSF, Tax

Deeming rate acceptable for Div 296

SMSF Association Division 296 Peter Burgess Earnings calculation Proxy Deeming rate 90 day bank bill rate

The use of a deeming rate as a proxy for actual taxable earnings when calculating the Division 296 tax is acceptable to the SMSF Association, which stated it was better than the proposed model.

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AAT, ATO, Regulation, SMSF

AAT rejects trustee disqualification appeal

Administrative Appeals Tribunal AAT ATO SMSF Self-managed superannuation fund Disqualification SIS Act Coronica and Commissioner of Taxation [2024] Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Act

A banned SMSF trustee has failed to have his disqualification overturned, with the AAT stating the breaches he committed were too numerous and serious to disregard.

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ATO, Compliance, ECPI, Tax

Avoid ECPI Div 296 exploits

ECPI exempt current pension income Division 296 tax Total superannuation balance TSB

SMSFs should avoid strategies that exploit the tax-free aspects of the ECPI rules to sidestep potential Division 296 tax liabilities as they are readily identifiable as avoidance schemes.

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ATO, Compliance, SMSF

Early access treatment key to ATO actions

ATO Illegal early access Peter Bobbin SMSF Association Technical Summit Loans SMSF Self-managed superannuation

The illegal early access of benefits can be treated in a different factual manner to produce a better compliance outcome for the trustees involved.

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Administration, ATO, Regulation, Tax

SMSFs still eligible for GST rebate

GST SMSF Heffron ATO Self-managed super Reduced input tax credits

SMSFs may still be able to claim a rebate for the GST charged on financial advice fees from 1 July 2024.

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