News : SMSF

ATO, Compliance & Regulation, SMSF

Illegal early access fact sheet released

ATO SMSF Illegal early access

The ATO has issued a fact sheet to remind SMSF trustees not to use the services of people promoting access to superannuation before they are eligible to withdraw it.

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ASIC, Cryptocurrency, SMSF

Crypto mining scheme called out

Cryptocurrency Blockchain mining ASIC NGS Companies

ASIC has commenced legal action against three blockchain mining companies that encouraged individuals to transfer their entitlements into SMSFs and convert them into cryptocurrency.

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Administration, SMSF, Tax

Capital gain classification key to tax benefit

Capital gains Capital gains tax Offset capital gains tax deferred notional gains SMSF

The tax position of an SMSF can be maximised by recognising the types of capital gains ineligible to have the allowable discount applied to them.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation, SMSF

A further 149 trustees banned

ATO SMSF trustees Banned and disqualified register Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Act

Close to 150 SMSF trustees were disqualified in the December quarter 2023, marking a substantial decrease in barred trustees compared to the previous three-month period.

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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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ATO, Compliance & Regulation, SMSF

Dob in illegal access advice

ATO Illegal early access Promoters SMSF Superannuation

Superannuants have been asked to report individuals who are encouraging illegal early access of retirement savings balances to the ATO.

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SMSF, Tax

Repeated call to fix soft cap error

Division 296 Error SMSF Association

A request has been made to amend a noticeable error in the bill tabled to parliament to enable the introduction of the $3 million soft cap.

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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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Investments, SMSF, SMSFA

SMSFs outperform peers

SMSF Performance APRA-regulated funds Research University of Adelaide SMSF Association

New research shows SMSFs outperformed APRA-regulated funds on a rate-of-return basis for the 2022 financial year.

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Contributions, SMSF, Superannuation

No TBC indexation in 2024

general transfer balance cap indexation superannuation Craig Day Colonial First State

The general transfer balance cap will stay at the current level for the next financial year, but contribution cap changes will add confusion to bring-forward thresholds.

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