News : Legislation

Legislation, SMSF, SMSFA, Tax

New tax policy rushed and flawed

Division 296 tax SMSF Association Senate

Government plans to introduce a superannuation earnings tax for total super balances over $3 million have been rushed and remain flawed.

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Legislation, SMSF, Tax

New super tax labelled a shocker

Division 296 Unrealised capital gains Indexation Angus Taylor

The proposed Division 296 tax has been described as a shocking move by the government and an unindexed wealth tax on Australians.

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Legislation, SMSFA, Tax

Indexation change proposed for Div 296

Division 296 Indexation Cap SMSF Association

An amendment to ensure the $3 million threshold for the proposed Division 296 tax will be subject to indexation is likely to be introduced into parliament.

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Legislation, SMSF, Superannuation, Tax

$3m cap issue with reserves

Total superannuation balance $3 million soft cap tax Superannuation reserves Concessional cap

The treatment of reserve allocations to members for the purpose of the $3 million soft cap is problematic and can have significant adverse outcomes.

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Financial Advice, Legislation

Reform of financial law badly needed

ALRC Financial services industry Financial services law

Financial services and corporations legislation is overly complex and in dire need of reform with a government agency recommending widespread changes.

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Compliance & Regulation, Legislation

Digital document authorisation approved

Document execution Digital authorisation myGov SMSFA

From the start of this year, individuals now have the option of using two digital methods to execute statutory declarations in addition to a traditional paper-based approach.

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Administration, Documentation, Legislation

Wet signatures reduce litigation risk

Trust deed deed electronic execution

Electronically signing a deed may expose it to litigation allowable under a state or territory outside of where the document was initially executed.

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Administration, Auditing, Legislation, Tax

Valuation manipulation a compliance issue

Market value SIS regulation 8.02B Division 296 tax superannuation earnings tax

Attempting to avoid the impact of the $3 million soft cap tax by providing undervalued asset assessments is likely to create more problems for SMSF trustees than it solves.

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Legislation, Superannuation

Super wars side chosen

superannuation wars NALE earnings tax Angus Taylor

The government’s legislative agenda has reignited the superannuation wars and clearly shows it has sided against the SMSF sector.

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