News : ATO

ATO, Documentation, Tax

Expand in-house asset relief to more entities

in-house asset relief

The ATO should expand the number of entities within an SMSF that are able to claim in-house asset relief related to COVID-19 rent relief.

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Administration, ATO, Documentation

ATO spells out supervisory levy requirements

SMSF supervisory levy

The ATO has moved to better explain some variations to the annual supervisory levy SMSF trustees are required to pay when they lodge the fund’s annual return.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO on SAR lodgement warpath

SMSF annual return lodgement

The ATO has issued a stern warning to the entire SMSF sector over funds that either have not lodged or are late in lodging the requisite annual return.

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ATO, Property

Regulator bulletin may be misleading

ATO property development

An ATO instrument regarding lease arrangements pertaining to property developments held by SMSFs is potentially misleading, a specialist lawyer has said.

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ATO, Superannuation

Data-matching time lag warning

ATO data-matching

The director of a financial services firm has flagged the significance of the time it takes the ATO to issue excess contribution notices and the consequences this situation can have.

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ATO, Pensions

ATO extends commutation assistance service

ATO commutation assistance

The ATO has extended the time for trustees issued with a commutation authority to make direct contact and seek assistance with any problems.

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ATO, Superannuation

Most SMSF early access legitimate

SMSF early access

The ATO has found most applications for early release from SMSFs was legitimate, but is taking a closer look at 2000 claims.

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ATO, Auditing

ATO reverses stance on auditor reporting

auditors reports contraventions

The ATO has asked auditors to include any contraventions within an SMSF due to COVID-19-related relief in their independent reports, reversing a position adopted earlier this year.

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ATO

ATO stats reflect TBC impact

ATO statistics transfer cap

The introduction of the transfer balance cap has had a significant impact on SMSF member behaviour as indicated by the latest ATO sector statistics, a technical expert has said.

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ATO, Auditing

Part A qualifications off ATO radar

Part A qualifications

SMSFs with Part A qualifications in their annual return should check why they occurred as not all issues need to be reported to the ATO, a technical expert has said.

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