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3 days ago | 
smsmagazine.com.au | Shelley Banton |Jason Spits
The ATO has updated its website and removed its six-month guidance for paying out death benefits as soon as practicable. As we know, death benefits must be cashed as soon as practicable after the member dies, in accordance with the requirements of Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Regulation 6.21(1).
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2 months ago | 
smsmagazine.com.au | Shelley Banton |Jason Spits
Security in SMSFs comes in all shapes and sizes. Tech-savvy trustees will have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled for all their investments, while others will happily rely on a sock drawer to store passwords. In the wake of recent cyberattacks on Australian Prudential Regulation Authority-regulated funds, it would be naïve to assume cybercriminals would ignore the SMSF sector with $1 trillion in total assets.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
fssuper.com.au | Shelley Banton
Property investment within SMSFs remains a popular strategy for building retirement wealth. Compliance in this area, however, requires a holistic approach to ensure that SMSFs operate within the legal framework administered by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
smsmagazine.com.au | Shelley Banton
The ATO has clarified how a contribution can trigger non-arm’s-length income (NALI) in its latest draft taxation ruling (TR) on contributions, TR 2010/1DC2, and the draft law companion ruling (LCR) on NALI, LCR 2021/2DC. Where non-arm’s-length expenditure (NALE) is involved, these documents work hand in hand to explain how, depending on the circumstances, a part in-specie contribution is not a contribution and can trigger NALI. What is NALE?
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
smsmagazine.com.au | Shelley Banton |Jason Spits
The ATO is targeting SMSF auditors who continue to defy the independence rules. As part of its risk assessment program, the regulator is reviewing high-risk auditors with independence issues involved in reciprocal audits and those who have single-source referral income.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
morningstar.com.au | Shelley Banton
This article was provided by a third-party and the opinions expressed here are the author’s. Morningstar values diversity of thought and publishes a broad range of viewpoints. Is near enough good enough when valuing SMSF assets at market value? Not according to superannuation regulations, which require SMSF trustees to value all assets at market value when preparing financial statements.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
firstlinks.com.au | James Gruber |Peter Swan |Dimitri Burshtein |Shelley Banton
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
firstlinks.com.au | Shelley Banton |John Abernethy |Alan Kohler |Oliver Hextall
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
fssuper.com.au | Shelley Banton
No-near enough is not good enough-according to Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 regulation 8.02B 'Assets must be valued at market value' (r 8.02B SISR) which requires self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees to value all assets at market value when preparing financial statements. The problem is getting it wrong, because the true cost of noncomplying market valuations has financial and operational implications for an SMSF. What is market value?
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
firstlinks.com.au | Ned Bell |James Gruber |John Abernethy |Shelley Banton
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