Registered directors of a corporate SMSF trustee can now apply for a director identification number, but time restrictions apply.

The cost savings for SMSFs no longer having to use an actuarial certificate to calculate fund income are likely to be small, not open to all funds and offset by other costs.

Unlike cash superannuation rollovers, those involving in specie asset transfers do not have to be executed via the SuperStream system for SMSFs.

The past year has highlighted that while SMSF trustees can administer and run their fund themselves, having an able service provider makes that task much easier.