As we approach the end of a challenging 2020, it is with great excitement to announce the launch of the SMSF foundations course, built by Smarter SMSF to help professionals grow their SMSF knowledge. The project started over a year ago in discussions with TOA Global Founder, Nick Sinclair about building a course to support…
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The Final Report of the Retirement Income Review was recently released (20 November 2020) by Treasury which covered the current state of the retirement income system and how it will perform in the future as Australians live longer and the population ages. As part of the SMSF Adviser Show, co-hosts, Aaron Dunn and Miranda…
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Common sense has prevailed with the scrapping by Treasury of the proposed changes to require financial reporting of SMSFs to be completed 45 days prior to the SMSF Annual Return. In our previous blog post, ‘proposing to move the goal posts for SMSF financials’ I wrote about the impact of these proposed measures and the…
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As we close what has been a year one like no other, we’ve seen a number of key measures finalised and become law throughout 2020. However, we’ve equally seen a range of announced measures that remain outstanding as we move towards 2021. The following table below provides a legislative stock take of the items impacting…
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This time of year is always worth reflecting on what the team at Smarter SMSF has been able to achieve, and without question 2020 will be remembered in more ways than one. With the team having moved to working from home (WFH) in late March 2020, the achievements this year have been even more remarkable. …
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