Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Documentation

Copies may not prove sufficient deed history

SMSF trust deed

Having original documents may be the only acceptable way of proving SMSF trust deed variations have been properly executed, a specialist lawyer has said.

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Residential Property

DomaCom gets downsizer approval

DomaCom downsizer

An ATO Administrative Binding Advice ruling obtained by DomaCom means individuals will be able to make downsizer contributions from the partial sale of a residence.

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Superannuation

Adequate super amount overestimated

comfortable retirement

Individuals tend to overestimate the level of savings they need to fund a comfortable retirement, a senior financial adviser has said.

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Commercial Property

COVID-19 to have mild office space impact

office property

The COVID-19-induced practice of working from home is unlikely to impact the office space segment of the commercial property market, a global investment manager has said.

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Documentation, Estate Planning, Pensions

BDBN can mimic reversionary pension

BDBN reversionary pension

A binding death benefit nomination (BDBN) can achieve the same outcome as a reversionary pension, the partner of a law firm has said.

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Residential Property

Capitals lead residential property rent drop

Residential property rent

Rents charged for both houses and units dropped across Australia in July, the most recent research into residential property has shown.

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Compliance & Regulation

ATO using compliance to assess trustee incapacity

ATO trustees incapacity

Compliance procedures are being used by the ATO to discover potential incapacity issues suffered by SMSF trustees as they get older.

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Documentation

When an annual return is signed matters

SMSF annual return sign-off

A technical expert has highlighted the need to get the procedural timing relating to the signing of an SMSF’s annual return correct.

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Australian Shares

IPO numbers take massive hit

IPO reduction

A mid-tier accounting firm’s analysis has shown a marked reduction in the number of initial public offerings in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on markets.

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Commercial Property, Residential Property

Rent relief instrument imminent

SMSF landlords rent relief

The regulator’s compliance approach to COVID-19-driven rent relief provided by SMSF landlords will shortly be legally formalised.

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