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FAAA launches election hub

Financial Advice Association Australia, FAAA, Sarah Abood, Labor, Liberal, election

The FAAA has established an election hub for advisers to provide insight into how their local candidates stand on issues related to key financial advice reforms.

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ATO, SMSF, Superannuation, Tax

Tax agents must review SMSF skills

ATO, The Auditors Institute, Deloitte, SMSF, Liz Westover,

Tax agents who do small numbers of SMSF returns may want to reconsider if they have retained the skills and experience to continue this work.

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Death benefits, SMSF, Superannuation

Family violence super changes endorsed

The government’s vow to prevent perpetrators of family violence from profiting from a victim’s superannuation has been applauded.

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financial advice, SMSF, Superannuation

TSB key to contribution decisions

total super balance, TSB, SuperGuardian, Tim Miller,

The size of someone’s total super balance will be the first factor in determining whether they can deploy a contribution strategy and may limit the options open to them.

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ATO, Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

Payday super tweak needed for SMSFs

Institute of Financial Professionals Australia, IFP, Natasha Panagis, ATO, payday superannuation payments, Treasury,

Consideration will need to be given to the status of SMSFs under any payday super regime to ensure employer contributions can go to a fund that is temporarily unable to receive them.

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ATO, NALI/NALE, Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

No ATO guidance to define breaches

ATO guidance, breach, illegal early access, superannuation, SMSF, self managed super, loans to members, ATO, Emma Rosenzweig

The ATO has stipulated illegal early access of super benefits and SMSF loans to members do not warrant guidance as both are compliance breaches.

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SMSF, Tax

Rule out all unrealised gains taxes

Division 296, tax, superannuation, Labor, The Greens, Angus Taylor, SMSF Association, The National Farmers Federation, The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, COSBOA, The Family Business Association, unrealised gains, paper gains

A coalition of industry associations has called for a clear commitment that the next government will scrap the taxation of unrealised investment gains before it expands across the entire tax system.

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Accounting, Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

Opposition advice commitment welcomed

Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, CSLR, Financial Advice Association Australia, FAAA, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CAANZ, Sara Abood, advice levy, Susan Franks, financial advisers, access to financial advice

Opposition plans to reduce the cost of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort and rebuild the advice sector have been welcomed by advice bodies.

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Retirement, SMSF, Superannuation

Benefit types important for TRIS

TRIS, unrestricted non-preserved benefits, Institute of Financial Professionals Australia, IFPA, Natasha Panagis, IFPA 2025 Conference and Expo,

The make-up of an SMSF member’s benefits should be taken into account before starting a TRIS to achieve the optimal outcome from the action.

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ATO, SMSF, SuperStream

Dispute intervention not an ATO role

There should be no expectation among SMSF trustees that the ATO will have any involvement in member disputes except in specific circumstances.

There should be no expectation among SMSF trustees that the ATO will have any involvement in member disputes except in specific circumstances.

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