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Women boost SMSF balances

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... increased more than it has for men over a five-year period to the 2018/19 financial year, new data shows. The Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) annual statistical overview on SMSFs showed the average female balance increase by 28% while males increased ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Furthermore, Kay said retirees need the support and tools to navigate the complex superannuation, aged care, Age Pension and taxation systems to have a comfortable retirement. Treasury veteran and economic consultant Mike Callaghan said improving retirement ...

ATO begins stimulus fraud convictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has started cracking down on those who fraudulently accessed government stimulus measures in relation to COVID-19 with the first conviction. Raed Saleh was convicted in the Heidelberg Magistrates Court of three counts ...

Industry fund expands leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... financial officer at CareSuper, overlooking the statutory and operational finance function, reporting, commercial and taxation matters, in this newly created role. Horskins was most recently the chief financial officer at VicSuper, based in Melbourne ...

ATO targets SMSF fraud

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is focusing attention on new SMSFs registrations after identifying illegal release of super. Speaking at the SMSFA National Conference assistant commissioner Justin Micale said results of its 'secure front door program' ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... some topics within financial advice, Google Trends reported a 5000% surge of search interest. These were: Australian Taxation Office, ethics, AustralianSuper, conflict of interest, strategy, broker, retirement, and certified public accountant. Unlicensed ...

ATO releases finding from super survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released the key takeaways from its bi-annual survey of APRA-regulated super funds. Twice a year the ATO survey Australia's large super fund industry on ways it can improve its services and engagement with the ...

Crackdown on ERS scams continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed it is still working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to crack down on early release of super scams which cost Australians over $6 million. Combined, the value of scams rose 23% in 2020, with ...

Foreign investors face tip offs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... information about individuals breaking the foreign investment rules can complete an online tip off form or call the Australian Taxation Office hotline.

Jail time for tax adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... and consistently ignored court orders and his behaviour has put his clients at risk and undermined the integrity of the taxation system," TPB chair Ian Klug said. "The TPB will continue to target unregistered preparers to ensure the professional and ...