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Excuses limited for late death benefit payments

death benefit ATO

The ATO will only recognise limited reasons offered by trustees as an acceptable excuse for not paying a death benefit within the standard timeframe.

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ATO

Mobile app the director ID gateway

director ID SMSF

SMSF trustees requiring a director identification number will have to apply for one using the myGovID app on their mobile device.

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ATO

ATO issues SMSF scam alert

ATO scams SMSFs

The ATO has warned individuals to remain vigilant following an increase in cold-calling scams focused around SMSFs.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

Trustees can’t rely on TBAR amnesty

TBAR penalties

The ATO’s position to date not to impose penalties for the late lodgement of transfer balance account reports cannot be expected to last.

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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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ATO

COVID-19 relief measures extended

COVID-19 relief ATO

The ATO has extended the COVID-19 compliance relief measures, confirming they will apply to SMSFs for the 2022 financial year as well.

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ATO, Documentation

Tougher SAR stance applied

SMSF annual return enforcement

SMSF trustees who are failing to meet their legal obligation of lodging their fund’s annual return are to face new ATO enforcement procedures.

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ATO

Work test can be officially monitored

superannuation work test

The ATO has the ability to determine if people over the age of 66 who have made personal super contributions have satisfied the required work test.

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ATO

Super Fund Lookup revised

Super Fund Lookup ATO

A new procedure is now being applied to newly established SMSFs and how the ATO reflects their status on the Super Fund Lookup website.

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ATO

SMSF COVID relief being considered

financial relief COVID-19

The ATO is looking to implement relief measures for SMSFs suffering financial hardship in the current round of COVID-19 lockdowns.

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