We are pleased to announce the imminent release of our one-click SMSF setup with Simple Fund 360, where you can instantly create your new SMSF using the data from your fund establishment order on Smarter SMSF. Having successfully completed your new SMSF order, you can now click on the ‘send to SF360’ button on the…
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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is about to write to approximately 17,700 SMSFs to highlight their concerns that the fund may hold more than 90% or more of its assets in one asset, or a single asset class. From this evidence, the letter from the Regulator raises the issue that the fund may be at…
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I read with great interest the release by Treasury of a discussion paper regarding a ‘Review of the Tax Practitioner’s Board’ (TPB) which is requesting feedback and comments on the future role of the TPB and the potential reforms to the regulation of Tax Practitioners in Australia. Of most significance was the perceived recognition that…
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The recent case of Dawson v. Dawson once again shed light on the importance of following procedure in the event of a member’s death. Similar to the decision in Ioppolo’s case, we saw that the trustee was able to demonstrate continued compliance with the definition of a SMSF within a six month time period without…
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Earlier in 2019 against the backdrop of an election, there were a range of measures impacting SMSFs and superannuation more broadly that we on a knife’s edge as to whether they would proceed – refer to our blog post ‘Super measures – what made it and what didn’t’ to read further. With the Coalition re-instated…
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