Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Contributions

Bring-forward approach confirmed

NCC bring-forward

Treasury has confirmed how the extension of the non-concessional three-year bring-forward rule to include people aged 64 to 75 will be applied.

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Investments

Messaging key to AGM season

AGM return forecasts

Careful scrutiny should be applied to company performance forecasts during the coming AGM season to identify the best investment opportunities.

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Auditing, Residential Property

Trustees can help with valuation evidence

property valuation trustees

Trustees and their accountants can play an active role in compiling sufficient property valuation information for an SMSF audit.

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Cryptocurrency

Compliance an issue with cryptocurrency

SMSF compliance cryptocurrency

A change in the classification of cryptocurrencies could present a compliance challenge for SMSF trustees holding these assets in their funds.

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NALI/NALE

NALE goes beyond related parties

NALE related-party transactions

The non-arm’s-length expenditure rules as defined by LCR 2021/2 are not confined exclusively to related-party transactions.

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Cryptocurrency

Education service for digital assets launched

digital assets education

A fund manager has launched a education and research facility to provide much-needed information about digital assets such as Bitcoin.

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ATO

ID fraud impacting SMSFs

identity fraud SMSFs

Identity and investment fraud are on the rise among SMSFs and the ATO has acknowledged this development and has a strategy to combat it.

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Estate Planning

Law of choice critical for estate planning

estate planning

Selecting the most appropriate legal jurisdiction to govern an SMSF is crucial to fortifying estate planning strategies from court challenges.

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Investments

Emerging markets offer long-term opportunities

emerging markets

Emerging markets are likely to offer very good investment opportunities in the longer term due to the demographic shift occurring in these regions.

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Documentation

Single email address a digital approval barrier

SMSF digital signature

SMSF trustees may be limited in their use of any measures allowing the use of digital signatures to approve fund documents due to their email set-ups.

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