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Superannuation, Tax

Retaining rent charge not NALI

SMSF rent NALI

An SMSF landlord that does not reduce a tenant’s existing rent expenses will not trigger a breach of the non-arm’s-length income (NALI) rules.

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Commercial Property, Residential Property

ATO flags SMSF property development concerns

ATO SMSF property development

Property development via an SMSF is a legitimate investment, the ATO has said, but it is concerned about schemes moving funds into super or damaging retirement incomes.

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Superannuation

Broadening of early super access unlikely

Early superannuation access

Legislative amendments that would allow more Australians to access their superannuation benefits early as a COVID-19 economic relief measure are unlikely, according to an industry body.

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Residential Property

Return dangers for rental apartments

Rental apartments

The risk associated with investing in rental apartments has increased due to the market effects of the coronavirus, a property research house has said.

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Investments

EM bonds a likely post COVID-19 winner

emerging market bonds

Emerging market bonds are likely to bounce back and outperform those from developed markets in a recovery from the COVID-19 downturn, an emerging markets expert says.

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ATO, Documentation

ATO defers SAR lodgement date

ATO SAR lodgement

The lodgement date for SMSF annual returns has been automatically pushed out to 30 June for all funds in the latest COVID-19 relief measure from the ATO.

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ASIC

ASIC drops need for SOA on early access advice

ASIC SOA early access

ASIC has announced temporary relief measures to assist the financial advice industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, including relaxed rules around the provision of advice.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

A new break for LRBAs

LRBA structure

SMSF trustees may soon have more ways to structure limited recourse borrowing arrangements without breaching the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act due to a new ATO legislative instrument.

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Commercial Property, Listed Property

New normal will reshape property market

COVID-19 property market

The post-COVID-19 property market is unlikely to return to full strength in the short term and may be reshaped by work-from-home technologies.

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Documentation

SMSF documents likely to fail legal test

SMSF legal documents

Many SMSF documents are likely to fail future legal challenges and advisers should consider the source of the documents they use, according to an SMSF legal expert.

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