News : Auditing

Auditing, SMSF

Courts extending audit duties

SMSF auditors duties

Legal rulings are forcing SMSF auditors to cover off issues not included in their legislative, regulatory and professional obligations.

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Administration, Auditing, Investments, SMSF, Strategy

Brief investment strategy optimal

SMSF investment strategy

Overly detailed SMSF investment strategies written over multiple pages will not improve their chances of being compliant with the law.

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Auditing, Investments, SMSF, Strategy

Poor investment strategies qualified

Investment strategy

The employment of a generic SMSF investment strategy has provided sufficient grounds for a qualified audit report for a prominent practitioner.

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Auditing, SMSF, Superannuation, Tax

Alternative soft cap method mooted

Net taxable investment earnings

The SMSF Auditors Association of Australia has suggested a different calculation process be used for the proposed tax on super balances over $3 million.

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ASIC, Auditing, SMSF

More SMSF auditors sanctioned

SMSF auditors

ASIC has taken enforcement action against 11 registered SMSF auditors, including the disqualification of seven practitioners.

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Auditing, Education, SMSF

Auditors failing key requirements

SMSF auditors

Many SMSF auditors are being issued with ATO education directions for failing one of the most fundamental tasks required of them.

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ATO, Auditing

Poor valuation evidence a concern

SMSF valuation evidence

The ATO is alarmed by the number of situations where SMSF auditors are not substantiating asset valuations with proper supporting evidence.

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Auditing, Death benefits

Track death benefit payment delays

Death benefit delays

SMSF trustees should record any reasons that may prevent a death benefit being paid out to avoid auditor or ATO scrutiny around the delay.

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Auditing

Materiality a testing audit concept

Materiality SMSF auditors

The concept of materiality has been acknowledged by the ATO as a difficult one for auditors to manage with regard to SMSF investment strategies.

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Auditing

Sole purpose test breaches overused

sole purpose test breach

A breach of the sole purpose test is being used too often as the justification for lodging an auditor contravention report.

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