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ATO, Compliance

Compliance focus reflected in ATO data

ATO statistics, SMSF compliance, SMSF trustee contraventions, market valuations, Smarter SMSF, Tim Miller, arm’s-length transactions, loans to members, provision of financial assistance, separation of assets

The latest ATO statistics published about the sector reflect the regulator’s emphasis on certain compliance areas in the past few years.

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Auditing

High audit workload questioned

SMSF auditors, ART on acceptable workloads, SMSF audits, Administrative Review Tribunal, DBA Lawyers, Bryce Figot, Islam and ASIC (2024) ARTA 88, MD Nazrul Islam, ASIC, ATO SMSF statistics

SMSF auditors reviewing hundreds of files each year may need to prove they are meeting required standards following comments from the ART on acceptable workloads.

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Accounting, financial advice, Financial Planning, Superannuation

Reconsider accountants advice role

Accountants, superannuation advice, New Class of Adviser, Institute of Financial Professional Australia, IFPA, Natasha Panagis, ATO portal, registered tax agent, limited licensing

The ability for the proposed new class of adviser to provide super advice has reignited calls for accountants with their higher qualifications to be able to do the same.

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ATO, Tax

Government’s super changes need stopping

superannuation legislation, taxing of unrealised capital gains, $3 million super tax, Division 296 tax, farmers, total superannuation balance, Naz Randeria, Reliance Auditing Services.

Changes to superannuation legislation should be a key election issue as the government’s proposed changes will impact future generations.

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Commercial Property, Education, financial advice, SMSF, Superannuation

BRP test hinges on business operation

Property, commercial, Business real property. Natalie Scott, Accurium, 

Whether a tenant uses a premises to operate a commercial enterprise is the sole determining factor in satisfying one of the business real property criteria.

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Estate Planning, Superannuation

Intestacy may block super benefits

The lack of a will may require someone administering an estate to make their own application for super benefits given the direction of recent case outcomes.

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Legislation, SMSF, Tax

Division 296 delay welcomed

tax, CA ANZ, Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions, legislation, Ainslie van Onselen, Bill, federal election,

The stalled passage of the Division 296 bill through parliament has been welcomed as calls continue for the Senate to vote against its approval.

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Pensions, SMSF

NowInfinity adds UK pension deed

NowInfinity, UK pension, Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme, ROPS, deed, UK tax authority, Kate Anderson,

NowInfinity has released a deed to assist UK pension holders to roll benefits into an SMSF and upgraded its pension documents.

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ATO

Ready market vital to asset suitability

ATO, asset, market valuation, Smarter SMSF, valuation guidelines, Tim Miller, SuperGuardian, trustee obligations, sole purpose test

ATO guidelines have stipulated an asset that does not have a ready market where it can be easily valued may not be appropriate for an SMSF to hold.

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Auditing

Audit work concentrated in hands of few

SMSF auditors, audit fees, ATO statistics, statistical overview, self-managed super fund

A few hundred practitioners audit the lion’s share of SMSFs each year, but continue to charge relatively low fees for their work.

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