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Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... deliberately shield assets from compensation are eligible." Victim-survivors will be able to apply to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with appropriate safeguards, to identify any potential eligible superannuation prior to seeking access. Should ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... government department of employment and workplace relations. She also spent more than seven years with the Australian Taxation Office in various roles including deputy commissioner (first assistant secretary), small business. "I'm motivated by AFCA's ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... at AustralianSuper, most recently as associate director, private credit, and began her career at the Australian Taxation Office, with a stint in institutional banking at National Australia Bank focusing on infrastructure, resources, energy and utilities. ...

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... regulation," he said. There are currently 661,384 active SMSFs - the highest count to date - according to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data. With more than $1.1 trillion in assets, SMSFs make up nearly one quarter of the total $4.5 trillion superannuation ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... compensation to victims. Under the proposed legislation, victim-survivors will be able to apply to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to identify any potential eligible super prior to seeking access, it said. It would only apply to additional super ...

Transfer balance cap to rise to $2.1m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... balance of less than $1.86 million). The AWOTE figures are set to be released late next month, with the Australian Taxation Office to confirm all changes in March. "It will be interesting to see if the government will apply to the Division 296 $3 million ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... accounting services, unless the services are "routine or mechanical". However, a 2025 review by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) indicated that up to 800 SMSF auditors may still be performing in-house audits, ASIC said. Meanwhile, John Couroyannis ...

Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... generous state in the country, a new analysis by KPMG reveals. KPMG modelling of 2023 financial year Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data saw a jump in donations from inner Perth to nearly $5.3 billion, up from $382 million the prior year, thanks to ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent ...

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... the realised earnings of the fund attributable to an individual member, and report that amount to the Australian Taxation Office. The policy will also apply to members of defined benefit schemes. The tax is imposed directly on the individual but can ...