News : NALI/NALE

NALI/NALE, Property

NALI used to identify property issues

SMSF property development NALI ATO Sladen Legal Phil Broderick

A legal expert has identified the ATO is using NALI compliance to target property development in SMSFs while hardening its stance on penalties.

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NALI/NALE, Property, SMSF

Cheap finance creates NALI trap

NALI NALE Property development Unit trusts family trusts SMSF

SMSFs drawing on cheap sources of finance for property developments are likely to breach the NALI rules, costing them many times more than the interest saved.

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Legislation, NALI/NALE, Superannuation, Tax

Last chance to alter $3m soft cap bill

Division 296 tax NALE Superannuation earnings tax Senate

A review by a Senate committee will give the SMSF sector a final chance to put forward its case that the proposed superannuation earnings tax is poor policy and should be refined.

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NALI/NALE

COVID-19 may impact NALE

COVID-19 NALE non-arm's length expenditure

Work practices adopted subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic may make breaches of the NALE rules more difficult to determine.

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Legislation, NALI/NALE

NALE rectification off the table

Treasury has indicated rectification for NALE breaches is inconsistent with anti-avoidance provisions, providing the reason why it is not part of the current bill before parliament.

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Legislation, NALI/NALE

Senate review approves NALE bill

Senate Economics Legislation Committee NALE NALI bill legislation

A seven member Senate committee has recommended new NALE provisions should pass parliament without any changes to the bill that will enact them.  

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NALI/NALE

NALE repeal rejection explained

Treasury NALE NALI repeal SIS Act joint bodies submission

Treasury has outlined some of the reasons it has rejected industry calls to repeal the NALE regime, noting it was best suited to address non-arm’s-length issues within SMSFs.

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NALI/NALE

IFPA wants NALE law removed

Institute of Financial Professionals IFPA Senate Economics Legislation Committee NALE repeal

The government has been encouraged to remove the provisions pertaining to NALE in the relevant bill before parliament.

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Commercial Property, Compliance, NALI/NALE, Property

Lease pre-payment a NALI risk

NALI Lease pre-payment Business real property Related-party tenant

SMSFs accepting advance payments from a related-party tenant for leasing business real property have been warned such an arrangement may expose the fund to NALI.

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Auditing, NALI/NALE

Dig deep for NALI compliance

SMSF auditors NALI NALE compliance

The activities of all participants in an SMSF property development scheme should undergo scrutiny for compliance with NALI/E provisions, rather than just the SMSF itself.

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