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Auditing

ACRs can add value

auditor contravention reports value

An auditor contravention report can add value to the running of an SMSF and as such accountants and trustees should not be fearful of them.

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Auditing

Next SAN misuse mail-out in October

SAN misuse mail-out

The ATO will continue its work on clamping down on SMSF auditor number misuse with its next mail-out to auditors starting next month.

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Auditing, Technology

Data feeds fail audit standard

data feeds smsf audit

Data feeds cannot replace physical bank statements to verify the monetary transactions entered into by an SMSF for the fund’s year-end audit.

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Auditing

Auditors require specific documents

SMSF auditors documents

Auditors do not need to see every piece of documentation associated with SMSF strategies in order to conduct the yearly audit for a fund.

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ASIC, Auditing

ASIC outlines four-year priorities

ASIC retirement retirement decision-making

ASIC has nominated retirement decision-making and the supervision of SMSF auditors as areas it will be giving priority to over the coming four years.

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Auditing

Increase in auditor engagement

SMSF auditor

More trustees appear to be wanting to meet their SMSF auditor face-to-face to establish a level of comfort over the servicing of their fund.

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Auditing

Workaround possible for limited valuation data

SMSF property valuation

SMSF trustees who cannot find comparable sales data for use in a property valuation can rely on other forms of information if they have sufficient evidence.

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Auditing

Auditor independence causing stress

SMSF auditor independence

The challenges practitioners are currently facing with APES 110 are leading some of them to reconsider a previously unpopular policy.

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ASIC, Auditing

ASIC cancels auditor registrations

ASIC SMSF auditor registration

ASIC has cancelled the registration of SMSF auditors who have continued to fail in their obligations to return annual statements.

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ATO, Auditing

ATO to tell auditors about disqualifications

ATO SMSF auditors disqualification

The ATO will inform SMSF auditors of the disqualification of trustees or directors of a corporate trustee, but has urged them to review the status of all clients.

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