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Staying segregated may become a headache

SMSFs can maintain a small accumulation balance to avoid using the segregated method for ECPI and reduce the associated administrative complexities, a lawyer has suggested.

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ATO, Strategy

ATO reserves position contrary to law

The ATO’s current stance on the elimination of some existing reserves runs contrary to the law and may result in SMSF trustees having to set up an accumulation account to ensure compliance in this area, a technical expert has said.

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Financial Planning, Retirement, Strategy

Downsizer measure tops adviser queries

The new downsizer contribution, allowing clients to top up their super from the proceeds of the sale of their home, has come out as the number one adviser query in the September quarter, BT Financial Group’s (BTFG) technical team has said.

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ATO, Strategy

Pre-July 2017 reserves on ATO radar

The ATO is keeping a watchful eye on SMSFs that created reserves just prior to July 2017 in the lead-up to the implementation of the 2016 super reforms, a lawyer has warned.

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ATO, Regulation, Strategy

Court case may spark in-house asset scrutiny

The ATO may become more mindful of SMSFs that lease residential property assets to related entities using smaller trust structures to circumvent in-house asset rules in light of the Aussiegolfa decision, an SMSF expert warned.

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ATO, Compliance, Strategy

ATO flags multiple SMSFs issue

The ATO has revealed it is examining the use of multiple SMSFs to manipulate tax outcomes as a new emerging matter.

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Retirement, Strategy, Superannuation

Impact of death on total super balance

The 1 July 2017 super reforms introduced yet another new term to the super lexicon – total superannuation balance (TSB). This is more or less defined as everything (accumulation accounts, pensions, defined benefits) an individual has in the superannuation system at a particular point in time across all of their super funds.

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Accounting, Strategy

SMSF exit plans a sleeper issue

Accountants and advisers who have clients with real business premises in their SMSFs should consider restructuring the premises before the death of members to ensure a smooth SMSF exit plan, according to an industry consultant.

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Compliance, Pensions, Strategy

Disregarded small fund asset awareness needed for ECPI

Financial advisers and their SMSF clients need to consider the new rules pertaining to disregarded small fund assets when assessing whether an actuarial certificate will be needed to claim exempt current pension income (ECPI), an industry technical expert has said.

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Property, Retirement, Strategy

SMSFs warned on retail property sector

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) involved in retail should use extra caution about using their SMSF to buy their business premises due to concerns about falling income returns, a specialist commercial property lender has said.

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