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SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... and quality advice to business and consumers," Maroney said. Additionally, the association's submission is calling for the ATO to allow greater access to its portal for licensed advisers, who currently have no means for accessing ATO portal information ...

FSC, super sector steps up for bushfire affected

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
Major players in the wealth management industry are taking steps to help those affected by the ongoing bushfires, with the crisis also sparking debate over whether early access to superannuation savings should be made available. This week the Financial ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... by the end of April, but in May members were still unable to log in to their accounts online and access to accounts via the ATO was even suspended, with accounts showing as closed. 9. Hostplus enters merger talks In the middle of the year Hostplus announced ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... to cough up an extra $481.5 million on top of its previous tax payments. It comes following a 10 year dispute between the ATO and Google. Microsoft, Apple and Facebook all stated that they have settled their tax disputes with the ATO, raking in a nice ...

Pay jockeys super: Federal Court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... super guarantee charge assessments in regards to riding fees paid to jockeys during the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2014. ATO deputy commissioner John Ford said the win is an example of the ATO's ongoing focus on reducing the incidence of non-payment ...

ATO issue SMSF scam warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has issued a warning against promoters of illegal self-managed superannuation schemes. The ATO is reminding consumers that SMSF schemes promising to allow you to withdraw super early can be illegal. "You can only access your ...

Planners heed SMSF risk warning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... chief executive of Smarter SMSF, has provided an update on SMSF regulation, explaining changes to legislation and what the ATO is cracking down on at the moment. Discussing recent action by the ATO, Dunn said diversification within SMSF investment strategies ...

How it can all go wrong

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... the client details in regards to these files. He was identified as part of ASIC's surveillance in cooperation with the ATO. A second notice asking for specific documents came in November 2017 and a hearing the following June saw him banned for four ...

AMP transfers 25% of accounts to ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... account to the Australian Taxation Office. Wade said these accounts were inactive, and AMP felt that transferring them to the ATO - as opposed to a rollover account - was the appropriate course of action. "All of our low balance accounts have been transferred ...

ASIC zeroes in on SMSF auditors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... need to provide his professional association with a copy of the conditions. The three auditors were referred to ASIC by the ATO under the SIS Act, with the two organisations engaged in a close relationship over the regulation of SMSF auditors.