Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Compliance & Regulation

TBC indexation determined in January

Transfer balance cap indexation

Superannuants will know in late January whether indexation will be applied to the transfer balance cap from 1 July 2020.

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Investments

Poor market timing can hold severe penalty

Timing market trends

Strategies aimed at maximising returns by timing the market can be extremely costly if executed poorly.

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ATO

ATO investment strategy guidance imminent

SMSF investment strategy guidance

Guidance in clarifying acceptable practices in formulating SMSF investment strategies will soon be released by the ATO.

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Investments, Strategy

State law can cloud investment strategy

SMSF investment strategy

State-based laws could add a layer of complexity to the compliance regarding SMSF investment strategies, according to an industry lawyer.

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Business news

Opportunities from low-end property market

low-end property

The best opportunities for capital growth from property may come from the low-end housing markets in Melbourne and Sydney over the long-term, a research house has said.

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Superannuation

Illegal early access scheme promoter banned

Illegal early access

The Federal Court has imposed a two-pronged penalty on a woman found guilty of promoting and operating a scheme providing illegal early access to superannuation benefits.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

Admin penalty stance tougher

ATO administration penalties

The ATO experienced a $1.4 million increase in administration penalties collected in the 2019 financial year, according to the regulator’s most up-to-date data.

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Direct Domestic Shares, Superannuation

Super could push ASX capacity

ASX capacity

The capacity of the Australian Securities Exchange could be seriously challenged by superannuation monies, according to analysis performed by a major accounting firm.

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Investments

Renewable energy investment targeting SMSFs

Renewable energy

SMSF members will have the opportunity to invest in the renewable energy sector through a unique project developed for them.

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ATO

ATO material can’t be cherry-picked

ATO materials

Certain ATO material cannot be used in isolation to determine a superannuant’s particular course of action to address an issue, a recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal case has determined.

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