News : Auditing

ATO, Auditing

ATO auditor data revelations

SMSF Self-managed superannuation SMSF auditor ASIC ATO referrals DBA Lawyers Bryce Figot audit evidence market valuations

ATO SMSF auditor guidance is a useful reference tool to mitigate compliance issues these practitioners may encounter when performing their duties.

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Auditing, Compliance

ASIC auditor referrals remain steady

SMSF auditors ATO ASIC Referrals independence standards APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants

The ATO has continued to refer auditors to ASIC at a steady pace, with key reasons in the last year related to breaches of independence obligations.

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Auditing, Insurance

Auditor PI cover familiarity needed

Professional indemnity insurance PI insurance SMSF auditor DBA Lawyers Bryce Figot

SMSF auditors should check their PI insurance policy to determine if it will cover costs arising from a regulator’s review.

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Auditing

Non-fund asset ownership complex

SMSF auditors SMSF trustees Asset ownership corporate trustee SIS Regulations ASF Audits Shelley Banton

Trustees opting to hold an asset for their SMSF will find the only allowable way to do so is to adopt a corporate structure and anything else will breach superannuation regulations.

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Auditing, Compliance, SMSF

Routine work an audit independence risk

Auditor independence standards In-house audit APES 110 SMSF auditors

It remains highly unlikely in-house SMSF audits conducted by a firm that also provides routine non-audit services will not be a breach of auditor independence standards.

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Auditing, Contributions

Contributions not an audit matter

SMSF auditors The Actuaries Institute Graeme Colley Contributions caps

Contributions are no longer a consideration for auditors, who have been reminded their treatment no longer resides under super law.

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Auditing, SMSF

Document long-standing audit relationships

SMSF auditors Independence Self-managed superannuation The Auditors Institute Steven Russo

Long-standing SMSF audit arrangements should be routinely examined to ensure they do not hamper a practitioner’s independence and documented to prove their suitability.

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Auditing, Property, SMSF

Why a written lease agreement is essential

SMSF Auditor Written lease agreement property Self-managed superannuation Related parties ATO Reliance Auditing Services Naz Randeria

A written lease agreement is a vital document for SMSFs holding a direct property, particularly in cases where the tenant is a related party.

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Auditing, Regulation, SMSF

Auditors must report trustee interference

SMSF SMSF auditor Self-managed superannuation Undue influence SIS Act Superannuation (Industry) Supervision (SIS) Act ATO Auditor contravention report ACR

SMSF auditors could face hefty fines or even prison time if they fail to notify the ATO when a trustee tries to sway the outcome of an audit of their fund.

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Auditing, Compliance, Property, SMSF

Overseas property carries audit risk

SMSF auditors should always signal to the ATO their concerns over funds invested in overseas property which cannot provide suitable ownership data each year.

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