Australia’s superannuation system may have breathed a sigh of relief after the Federal Government opted to walk back elements of its Division 296 superannuation policy, but the revised version remains deeply flawed and still risks undermining the retirement system....
With the Federal Government’s changes to superannuation all but certain, including the taxation of unrealised gains, self-managed super funds (SMSF) should start preparing for a shift in the compliance environment, particularly around the reporting and valuation of...
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...
Despite the Federal Government claiming changes to superannuation will make the system ‘more sustainable and fairer’, closer examination of the draft legislation reveals the measures are actually inequitable and unsustainable in the long term. At a simple level, plans...
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...
It goes without saying that assets held by a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund need to be correctly valued and insured, but too many Trustees are not aware that failing to have an insurance policy over an asset held by the SMSF could cost them dearly in the case of an...
