News

ATO, Superannuation

ATO to examine collectables

ATO lifestyle assets

The ATO will use its data matching powers to check if SMSFs are using high value assets for personal use in breach of the law.

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Compliance & Regulation

TBC indexation determined in January

Transfer balance cap indexation

Superannuants will know in late January whether indexation will be applied to the transfer balance cap from 1 July 2020.

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Investments

Gloomy 2020 and beyond for investors

Australian equity market

The new year is unlikely to produce the high returns Australian investors have come to expect over the past year, an investment manager has said.

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Investments

Poor market timing can hold severe penalty

Timing market trends

Strategies aimed at maximising returns by timing the market can be extremely costly if executed poorly.

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ATO

ATO investment strategy guidance imminent

SMSF investment strategy guidance

Guidance in clarifying acceptable practices in formulating SMSF investment strategies will soon be released by the ATO.

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Infrastructure, Investments

Infrastructure returns rival stocks without risk

Infrastructure returns risk

Long term infrastructure projects are providing new sources for returns but at lower levels of risks than direct equity holdings.

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Investments, Strategy

State law can cloud investment strategy

SMSF investment strategy

State-based laws could add a layer of complexity to the compliance regarding SMSF investment strategies, according to an industry lawyer.

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Business news

Opportunities from low-end property market

low-end property

The best opportunities for capital growth from property may come from the low-end housing markets in Melbourne and Sydney over the long-term, a research house has said.

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Superannuation

Illegal early access scheme promoter banned

Illegal early access

The Federal Court has imposed a two-pronged penalty on a woman found guilty of promoting and operating a scheme providing illegal early access to superannuation benefits.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

Admin penalty stance tougher

ATO administration penalties

The ATO experienced a $1.4 million increase in administration penalties collected in the 2019 financial year, according to the regulator’s most up-to-date data.

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