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Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the government will fund the taskforce operated by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Alongside the taskforce, O'Dwyer also announced further reforms to give the ATO "near real-time visibility" over superannuation ...

SMSFA supports quarterly reporting proposal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... Government's transfer balance cap (TBC) legislation, is a significant shift from the current reporting arrangements. Therefore the ATO's move to "soft pedal" any changes by presenting advisers and clients with two alternative approaches for comment are ...

Melbourne to host SMSF expo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... or $674 billion of total superannuation assets. There were about 1,120,117 SMSF members of 590,742 funds, according to the ATO. The expo will run over three days starting on 27 April 2018 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.

Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... been resolved. "People can take things into their own hands by using the app to track their super, rather than relying on the ATO to discover any issues," Blackmore said. Other key features of the app allow members to: view their super balance and transaction ...

Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... extract the franking credits without an integrity measure applying - to provide shareholders with certainty, they require the ATO's approval. "In particular, the payment of special dividends is a case where companies will seek an ATO class ruling on ...

Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. The government established the Working Group - comprising senior representatives from the ATO, the Treasury, the Department of Employment, ASIC and APRA - in December 2016 to provide a set of recommendations to ...

Midwinter recruits to strengthen cyber security strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... forget about potential threats within their own businesses, given the time-consuming nature of ensuring compliance with ASIC, ATO and government regulation. "Hackers have turned their attention to smaller to medium business because the larger companies ...

SMSF software demand surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... Bungard said. Accountants using Class technology experienced an average 12% increase in SMSF client growth; compared with ATO data showing the industry grew by just 3.9%, he said. Class added 8208 accounts in the last three months alone despite an ATO ...

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... Australian Taxation Office to place superannuation choice forms online. According to AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck, the ATO project, which will allow employers to collect employees' superannuation account preferences online rather than on paper ...

Education key in combatting elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Resources from Protecting Seniors Wealth can also be tailored for CPD Accreditation. Separately, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is reminding Australians to stop and think before giving their personal details or hard-earned money to scammers this ...