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FPs and accountants at odds on SMSF strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... report also found 34 per cent of new inflows are being invested through a platform. This is significant given Australian Tax Office (ATO) data revealed that around 15 to 20 per cent of SMSF assets are held in managed funds. The difference in investment ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... any form of permanent disability was fully deductible." Pauline Vamos, chief executive at ASFA, said the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) approach does not take into account the employment market where there are very few jobs available for those with severe ...

ATO to gauge SMSF attitudes to regulation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The Australian Tax Office is looking for trustees of self-managed super funds who want to participate in a survey investigating the strengths and weaknesses of superannuation regulation. The survey is being conducted for the ATO by the Colmar Brunton ...

Cavendish launches adviser portal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... have been prepared and sent to clients, whether they have been returned and the tax return lodged with the Australian Tax Office," he said. "Outstanding requests for information will be listed, these being a handy reminder for both adviser and Cavendish ...

ATO relays transitional rules concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning accountants and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees to be wary of promotions that advertise selling an inactive pre-1999 SMSF with a related trust. In some cases, promoters have claimed any investments ...

BUSS(Q) calls for sub-contractor legislation

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... contributions, it will fall to the Australian taxpayers to fund these people's old age pensions." He said the Australian Tax Office (ATO) did not seem to monitor this issue nor had it shown the resources to deal the problem. "The ATO has created an environment ...

SMSF in-house asset rules and disclosure flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) should give self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees more time to comply with in-house asset rules but at the same time, require them to provide a detailed investment strategy. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association ...

ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is targeting illegal early access to retirement savings and stepping up its compliance activities to ensure self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees don't break the law. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Online super reclaims lost accounts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... super fund's administration personnel search for new members lost super roughly on a monthly basis using the Australian Tax Office's SuperSeeker website. David Arnold, head of individuum, could not confirm how many members the fund had been able assist ...

ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is giving self managed super fund (SMSF) auditors a helping hand with eSAT, a electronic superannuation compliance audit tool. The audit tool provides a reference feature, relevant case studies and a list of questions ...