Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Documentation

Two-share corporate trustee flawed

shares SMSF corporate trustee

Trustees and advisers should consider issuing more than two shares in an SMSF corporate trustee to allow the fund to operate more efficiently.

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Auditing

SMSF audit announcement welcomed

SMSF audit cycle

The elimination of any policy consideration to change the yearly SMSF audit cycle confirmed in the October federal budget has been welcomed.

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Compliance & Regulation

Residency rule isolation could be concerning

Superannuation residency rules

Singling out delaying the amendment to the superannuation residency rules in the new Labor government’s first budget could be a bad sign.

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NALI/NALE

NALE issue flagged with new government

government NALE

It has been confirmed the new Labor government has been notified about the flaws in the non-arm’s-length expenditure legislation.

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Investments

Market forecast reliance should be limited

Market forecasts

Individuals should not lend too much weight to market forecasts to determine the asset allocations within their investment portfolios.

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ATO

Few complaints over ATO actions

SMSF complaints ATO

SMSF complaints to the Tax Ombudsman complaints service regarding actions brought against them by the ATO are considerably low.

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Business news

Downsizer age reduction closer

Downsizer qualification age

The bill containing the measure to reduce the qualification age for downsizer contributions is one step closer to being passed into law.

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Residential Property

SMSFs should consider NDIS properties

SMSF NDIS property

Investing in residential properties that are part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme can provide solid returns for SMSF trustees.

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Business news

Budget needs to address four key issues

death benefit contribution caps

An industry body has made a call to change the laws governing lump sum death benefit payments and unused concessional contributions caps.

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Compliance & Regulation, Residential Property

Statement of intent a concern

Statement intent sole purpose

Simple SMSF asset purchases can lead to sole purpose test breaches if members communicate reasons for the transaction to their adviser.

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