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…
Investment strategies continue to remain a key focus area for the SMSF industry, in particular following the ATO’s updated guidance earlier in 2020. We’ve had a growing number of requests from our members and PAYG users of the Smarter SMSF platform about the requests from auditors to provide further evidence of the diversification requirement where…
The most recent BGL sprint release saw the number of Smarter SMSF documents now available within BGL’s Simple Fund 360 grow to more than 20 documents. Over recent months, the Smarter SMSF development team has aligned the release of documents with the BGL product team to ensure timely release of SMSF documents for use. Importantly,…
Earlier in this year as most Australian’s we were through the first stage of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) we saw the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg announce temporary regulatory relief in respect of online meetings and the electronic execution of documents for a further six months. You can read more about these announcements in our previous blog…
The Federal Government has announced an extension to the ability for an individuals who are still financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to have more time to apply for the early release of up to $10,000 of superannuation, with the application period extended from 24 September 2020 to 31 December 2020. The announcement was part…