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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

ATO clarifies penalty stance

ATO SMSF trustee penalties

ATO case officers must have defensible reasons for imposing multiple penalties on an SMSF trustee, new guidelines have revealed.

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ATO

SAN misuse claims fourth tax agent

SAN misuse tax agent

The registration of a tax agent has been terminated for SMSF auditor (SAN) misuse after the behaviour was identified by in an ATO review.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

Trustee steps to shape penalties

trustee penalties

The ATO will consider the consistency of a trustee’s behaviour in determining when penalties for breaches will be waived under newly released guidelines.

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ATO, Documentation

ATO on SAR lodgement warpath

ATO on SMSF annual return lodgement warpath

The ATO has issued a stern warning to the entire SMSF sector over funds that either have not lodged or are late in lodging the requisite annual return.

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ATO

ATO trustee course takes shape

SMSF trustees course

An SMSF trustees competency course is currently being finalised by the ATO to ensure the appropriate individuals are looking to run their own super fund.

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ATO, Superannuation

Early super release eligibility under question

early release super

Penalties could still be issued to individuals who gained early release to super under COVID-19 relief measures but may ruled ineligible after the act.

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ATO, Superannuation

SMSFs to ignore off target letters

ATO SMSFs letters

SMSFs that have received a letter requiring them to report claims for a contribution deduction should ignore them as they do not apply.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation, Superannuation

Early access problems explained

early access SMSF

SMSFs unable to secure early access to their funds are likely to have outstanding returns, according to the ATO.

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ATO, Pensions

COVID-19 creates pension drawdown headache

low income pension

Trustees drawing pensions based off low-returning assets will still have to draw the minimum amount and cannot sidestep that requirement, the ATO has said.

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ATO, Documentation

ATO defers SAR lodgement date

ATO SAR lodgement

The lodgement date for SMSF annual returns has been automatically pushed out to 30 June for all funds in the latest COVID-19 relief measure from the ATO.

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