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SPAA raises alarm on draft SMSF rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... off-market transfer forms to be submitted to the relevant registry within a prescribed period and audited annually by the fund auditor," he said. The requirement to get a qualified independent valuation is unnecessary in situations where an independent ...

New approved audit forms now available

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... form has been revised to accommodate some strategic changes. These include removal of Part 3 of the Form (Independent Auditor's Review report on future compliance with Risk Management Strategy and Risk Management Plan). "This change recognised the practical ...

Accountants in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Accountants are one of several professions that are in short supply in Australia, new research has revealed. The Clarius Skills Index for December shows that accountants, along with engineers, IT professionals, corporate services managers are in high ...

Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Some accountants who apply for the new self managed super fund auditor regime will be rejected, warned the boss of Australia's corporate regulator. Speaking yesterday at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) annual conference in Melbourne ...

Topdocs automates SMSF deed updating

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Self Managed Super Funds document provider Topdocs released today the Topdocs SMSF Deed Update, an automated update system for deeds. The new system allows professionals save time updating SMSF deeds after legislative and rule changes. "The new update ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... warned that registration will be mandatory for anyone conducting an SMSF audit from 1 July and sanctions may apply if an auditor accepts an SMSF audit engagement without being registered after this date. The new register is part of the Australian Government's ...

SPAA welcomes Gov's tick of approval

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A representative body for self managed superannuation fund professionals has welcomed a federal government decision to recognise its fund auditing qualification as a win for professionalism. The program offered by the SMSF Professionals' of Australia ...

Audit report "disappointing"

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... figure for the previous 18 months was 14%. While the financial reports audited may not have been materially misstated, the auditor had not obtained reasonable assurance that the financial report as a whole was free of material misstatement. "Auditors ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
Capital gains tax relief legislation for superannuation funds passed through the Senate yesterday alongside two other key pieces of reform. Unrealised gains or losses on revenue and capital assets incurred from 1 October 2011 to 1 July 2017 can now ...

PwC partner banned from auditing

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). The corporate watch dog accepted an enforceable undertaking from former Centro auditor Stephen Cougle, who was responsible for the audits of the financial reports of Centro Properties Group (CNP) and Centro ...