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ATO, Documentation

Accounting deadline dropped

SMSF accounts deadline

Treasury has abandoned a controversial proposal to force SMSFs to finalise financial statements  45 days before the fund lodges its annual return.

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Documentation

ATO wants specific e-signing protocols

Electronic signature SMSF

The ATO has confirmed trustees will have to ensure proper protocols are followed when using electronic signatures to approve SMSF financial statements.

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Residential Property

Real estate debt sails through downturn

Real estate debt

Real estate debt investments have held their own in recent months, bolstered by government stimulus.

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Insurance

Tax benefit can’t justify SMSF risk cover

insurance SMSF

A technical mentor has warned against using tax deductions and cash-flow convenience as justification to hold insurance cover within an SMSF.

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Fixed Income

Dig deeper into fixed income for yield

fixed income yield

Fixed income investors can still find yield, but will have to look beyond safe sectors, such as government bonds, to do so.

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Economy

Low wage growth will curb inflation risk

An economist has predicted hyperinflation is not likely to be a factor for the Australian economy in 2021.

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ATO, Direct Property, Residential Property

Rent relief instrument issued

rent relief determination

The ATO has released a legislative instrument determination addressing COVID-19 rent relief deferrals granted by SMSF landlords to related-party tenants.

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Retirement

Review finds retirement system working

Retirement income system

The federal government has highlighted findings from the Retirement Income Review final report that the current model is adequate and functional.

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Superannuation

Cost-competitiveness of SMSFs proven

SMSFs running costs

SMSFs with balances of $200,000 or more are as cost-effective as public offer funds, new research into running costs has shown.

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Commercial Property, Direct Property, Listed Property, Residential Property

Real estate sector set to recover

Real estate recovery

The real estate industry is beginning to show signs of improvement after severely underperforming for most of 2020.

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