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
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...
Feb 28, 2019
There is nothing under the Superannuation law that prevents an SMSF from providing host services such as Airbnb. However, an SMSF trustee needs to watch out for some pitfalls when using a property owned by an SMSF as an Airbnb. 1. Investment strategy The trustee...
