Sep 3, 2024
As the end of financial year approaches, it’s timely to remind self-managed superannuation Trustees of their compliance obligations, and in particular the need to ensure assets are valued correctly. While this is regular practice, given that the Australian Tax Office...
Aug 27, 2024
As an auditor, I am passionate about the need for simplicity and reducing red tape where possible, and yet when it comes to lease agreements, I believe it should be best practice for auditors to insist upon a written agreement for transactions with related parties....
Aug 27, 2024
On the back of recent amendments to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act allowing a change in financial statement signatory requirements, questions are being asked about whether audit documentation should also be subject to those changes. Specifically, some...
Aug 27, 2024
An auditing expert has taken to the ‘young-people’s medium’ – TikTok – in a bid to educate the younger generation about the Federal Government’s planned changes to Australia’s superannuation system. Naz Randeria isn’t looking to become an influencer, but rather the...
Apr 2, 2024
As we move ever closer to the proposed introduction date of the Federal Government’s changes to the superannuation system, it’s important to highlight that the Government has other options at its disposal, rather than going ahead with measures that significantly...
Feb 8, 2024
With Australia’s superannuation system based on the basic principle of putting money aside until retirement, it’s common knowledge that there are very few circumstances under which people are able to access funds early. However, for those who do successfully apply for...