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SMSF auditors in hot water

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... disqualified three SMSF auditors from being registered, imposed additional conditions on the registration of one SMSF auditor, and cancelled the registration of two SMSF auditors. Five of these SMSF auditors were referred to ASIC by the ATO. Of the five ...

TPB, bans dishonest tax agents

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) terminated the registration of two tax agents after finding they prepared and lodged self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) annual returns with incorrect details. Following an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referral ...

Draft SMSF auditor registration regulations to update fees, language

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
... those fees are payable for, in respect of approved SMSF auditors including, applying for registration as an approved SMSF auditor, undertaking a competency examination in accordance, and the provision of statements and various notices to ASIC. "The proposed ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The SMSF Association is urging Canberra to address legacy pensions and extend the temporary absence rule for non-residents in its first budget. In the Associations submissions, chief executive John Maroney highlighted several key measures that remain ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
To help protect the integrity of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) audits, ASIC has accepted voluntary cancellations or imposed conditions on the registration of several SMSF auditors. These auditors were involved in reciprocal audit arrangements ...

ASIC provides licensing update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
ASIC has released its annual report on the number of Australian financial services licences (AFSLs) and Australian credit licences (ACLs) applied for and approved - revealing an increase in applications. The regulator revealed that between July 2020 ...

Class launches SMSF auditor tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
The SMSF technology platform has launched an online tool to assist accountants in finding suitable SMSF auditors for their clients. The tool will allow accountants to request quotes from different providers that connect directly to the Class product ...

ASIC disqualifies SMSF auditor

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... then referred to ASIC. Both ASIC and the ATO act as co-regulators of SMSF auditors. The ATO's role is to monitor SMSF auditor conduct and then refer matters to ASIC for further action. "SMSF auditors are fundamental to the SMSF sector and must meet ...

Dodgy SMSF operator loses appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) had been audited when in fact they had not. Following a referral from the ATO over SMSF auditor number misuse, the TPB found that Cross and his partner had failed to act honestly or with integrity and had failed ...

Women boost SMSF balances

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
The average SMSF member balance for women has 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 ...