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AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... investigating a small number of scams in relation to the government's Early Release of Super scheme. The Australian Taxation Office said measures designed to protect the integrity of the early access to super scheme have detected a small number of ...

ATO to determine duplicate ERS applications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office said it will determine if a person has made a duplicate application, telling funds to follow its determination. In an update to the ATO's ERS design and implementation document, the ATO said while the application process ...

Billions withdrawn from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... applications are now with the superannuation funds for their payment over the next five days," he said. The Australian Taxation Office said it had received 975,300 registrations of interest for the ERS scheme before applications officially opened on ...

Five day deadline tough but workable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... and public sector funds Jo-Anne Bloch explained that administrators will receive a bulk file from the Australian Taxation Office informing them of the members that have been approved for early release of super. That bulk file will then be uploaded to ...

Aussies flood to ERS as applications open

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed over 881,000 Australians have registered their interest in the government's early release scheme. An ATO spokesperson told Financial Standard that while official applications for the COVID-19 early release ...

ERS can be drawn from multiple funds: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has clarified the rules for the Early Release Super scheme, allowing members to withdraw super from multiple funds. The ATO said while a member can only apply for one determination per financial year, they are able to ...

Taxman simplifies work from home deductions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... now be able to claim 80 cents per hour for the rest of this financial year, after changes made by the Australian Taxation Office. The new shortcut method allows workers to claim 80 cents an hour of work from home and covers all deductible running expenses ...

Hundreds of thousands flock to early release

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed over 361,000 Australians have registered their interest to access their superannuation savings early. Speaking to Financial Standard an ATO spokesperson said that while official applications for the COVID-19 ...

Super funds asked to model early release impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... superannuation funds' modelling of its expected impact will likely be at best, an educated guess. The Australian Taxation Office has been tasked with verifying the requests for early release of superannuation, while superannuation fund administrators ...

ATO to verify early release requests

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
Senator Jane Hume has confirmed the Australian Taxation Office will be responsible for verifying early release super requests. Hume, the assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology, told the AFR Wealth Summit the ...