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Legislation, SMSF, Tax

Div 296 tax most impactful change

Super balances Division 296 tax SMSF Self-managed superannuation Super balances Yigit Gunhan Investment trends

Practitioners have nominated the proposed Division 296 tax as the legislative change that will have the greatest impact on clients in the immediate term.

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NALI/NALE

NALE rules of limited significance

non-arm’s length expenditure non-arm’s length income NALI NALE materiality Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Act 2023 SMSF Alliance David Busoli

The newly implemented NALE rules should not overly concern advisers and trustees as their application will not be considered where reasonable efforts are made to avoid breaching them.

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AAT, Compliance, Investments, SMSF

Strategy must match investment actions

SMSF Investment strategy SIS Act Merchant v Commissioner of Taxation [2024] Administrative Appeals Tribunal DBA Lawyers Shaun Backhaus

SMSF trustees cannot only articulate an investment strategy, but must give effect to it each year to be compliant with their obligations under superannuation law.

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financial advice, Regulation

FAAA cautious about ASIC levy

adviser levy ASIC Cost Recovery Implementation Statement FAAA Financial Advice Association Australia Sarah Abood

The Financial Advice Association Australia has noted the latest proposed figure for the ASIC adviser levy is only an estimate and is still too high given the income the regulator generates from penalties each year.

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financial advice, Regulation

Adviser exam pass rate steady

ASIC Financial adviser exam

New data from ASIC has shown the pass rates for the financial adviser exam remained steady across the March and June sitting dates.

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Auditing, Documentation, Regulation, SMSF

Auditors in court over poor records

SMSF auditors ATO ASIC Documentation Asset valuations

Auditors are increasingly ending up in court for not properly documenting their reasons for approving asset valuations in the funds they audit.

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Compliance, financial advice

SMSFA supports call to revise ASIC funding

SMSF Association Peter Burgess ASIC Financial adviser levy industry funding model Senate Economics References Committee

A Senate inquiry recommendation for the ASIC funding model to be less reliant on levies should be implemented to prevent advisers facing higher costs each year.

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ASIC, financial advice

Adviser levy to increase by $60

Financial adviser levy ASIC Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

The financial adviser levy will increase by around 2 per cent this year, its smallest rise since it was first introduced in the 2018 financial year.

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ETFs, Investments

Global X adds hedged tech ETF

Global X ETF Exchange-traded fund Global X FANG+ (currency-hedged) ETF FANG

Global X has broadened its range of currency-hedged ETFs by introducing a fund aimed at providing exposure to some of the largest technology companies in the United States.

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ATO, Auditing, Compliance, SMSF

ATO auditor notices spark confusion

SMSF Self-managed superannuation SMSF auditors ATO Unchanged asset valuations

SMSF auditors are confused by the ATO’s compliance program targeting funds with unchanged asset valuations due to unclear guidance on which funds are at risk.

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