The importance and value of engaging a ‘good’ auditor is often underestimated and is seen as a chore rather than an opportunity for an SMSF compliance, according to DBA L...
Data from the Australian Tax Office showed it had consolidated over $4.4 billion in active, lost and unclaimed super accounts last year. ...
Most retirees have an account-based pension and advisers need to take note of several investment issues. ...
A man operated an illegal SMSF and issued an unlawful early release of super funds for 25 people....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has identified eight red flags which would make it ‘extremely unlikely’ for an investor to gain any advantage from us...
Australian self-managed super fund members account for close to $750 billion in retirement savings compared to $55 billion in assets in 1999, according to the Australian ...
The ATO said these funds could expose its members to unnecessary risk if a significant investment failed....
A SMSF member’s fund status will change if their annual return lodgement is not lodged in time, the ATO has announced....
A key Parliamentary Committee has backed the 1 July, 2020 implementation date for the legislation which closes the loophole which has allowed unscrupulous employers to co...
The ATO’s handling of punishing employers who do not pay their workers super is negligible at best, ISA believes....
The ATO is looking to audit funds that are invested in a single asset class and will slap a penalty on them if the investment strategy does not meet retirement objectives...
The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia has claimed unions and superannuation industry association have a vested interest in maintaining the existing supera...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...