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New insurance partnership formed

SMSF Association BizCover Numerisk Partnership

The SMSF Association has joined with a broker and specialist insurance business to offer targeted cover to its members.

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Legislation, NALI/NALE, SMSFA

NALE laws create new cap

NALE NALC non-arm’s-length component non-arm’s-length expenditure SMSF Association Peter Burgess Taxable income Superannuation guarantee

The NALE laws have introduced a new cap that limits the application of penalties to ensure they do not exceed an SMSF’s taxable income.

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Legislation, SMSF, SMSFA, Tax

Unchanged Div 296 bill not certain

SMSF SMSF Association Self-managed superannuation Division 296 tax LRBA Limited recourse borrowing arrangement Peter Burgess Unrealised capital gains SMSF Association Technical Summit

The SMSF Association has predicted there is an even chance the proposed Division 296 tax bill will be amended over concerns relating to its calculation method and unrealised gains.

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Legislation, NALI/NALE, SMSFA

NALE law missing key elements

Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Act 2023 SMSF Association NALE Non-arm's-length expenditure

The recently passed law to clarify the NALE rules is an improvement over the previous regime, but several issues of concern remain unaddressed.

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Legislation, SMSF, SMSFA

Early election could delay Division 296 bill

SMSF Association Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) bill SMSF Self-managed superannuation Division 296 tax

The proposed Division 296 tax may not pass through parliament until 2025 if an election is announced in August.

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financial advice, SMSFA

Adviser references need specificity

Licensed advisers SMSF Association Unlicensed operators Advisers

A call has been made for financial services stakeholders to properly acknowledge the difference between licensed advisers and illegal operators.

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Legislation, LRBA, SMSFA, Tax

SMSFA staunchly defends LRBAs

SMSF LRBA Division 296 tax SMSF Association Greens

The ability for SMSFs to use limited recourse borrowing arrangements has been defended amid renewed calls from some politicians to ban them.

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AFCA, Regulation, SMSFA

Govt should pay all Dixon claims

SMSF Association Dixon Advisory Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Peter Burgess

The government should recommit to funding all compensation claims related to Dixon Advisory to remove the unfair financial burden they will place on advisers.

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Pensions, SMSF, SMSFA

Legacy pension amnesty missing

Legacy pensions SMSF Association Amnesty

The absence of an announcement declaring the government’s commitment to a legacy pension amnesty has disappointed the sector’s peak body.

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SMSF, SMSFA, Superannuation, Tax

Stance on Div 296 tax disappointing

SMSF Association SMSFA Peter Burgess Senate Economics Legislation Committee Division 296 Better Targeted superannuation Concessions

The SMSF Association has labelled a Senate committee’s support for the proposed Division 296 tax as it stands disappointing.

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