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ATO warns on super loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... advanced by a member or related party at greater than a commercial interest rate may result in a breach of the sole purpose test, on the basis that the excessive interest rate may mean that the SMSF is not being maintained for the sole purpose of providing ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... trustees," said Senator Sherry. More than 30 per cent of new trustees could not provide an explanation of the sole purpose test, while over 15 per cent did not have an investment strategy. Senator Sherry also noted that that 25 per cent of trustees were ...

SMSFs on govt watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... same survey, the ATO also found that over 30 per cent of new trustees could not provide an explanation of the sole purpose test, and more than 15 per cent did not have an investment strategy. He said the people needed to recognise an SMSF strategy was ...

Commissions could breach sole purpose test

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
Trustees of retail super funds who pay commissions to subsidise holistic advice could be breaching the sole purpose test, according to Industry Super Network executive manager David Whiteley. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... contributions to be used for a first home deposit." "But this policy proposal avoids the whole question of the Sole Purpose test. It keeps it clean and simple," said David Williams, a spokesperson for max Super. Reflecting this, "First Home Saver Accounts ...

Church funds take youth off the streets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... and Retirement Fund (CSRF). He said the donation was given outside of the funds management and therefore the sole purpose test was not an issue. "We chose Youth off the Streets as our charity because it is a non-denominational community organization ...

ATO releases draft rulings on SMSFs

... comment," he said. The draft ruling SMSFR 2007/D1 sets out the ATO's early discussions on the nature of the sole purpose test and sets out a number of factors that determine whether or not a benefit will breach the test. Meanwhile, a separate draft determination ...

Super funds could offer transaction banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... the regulators seem to indicate that this [providing direct access to member's funds] could fall within the sole purpose test, as long as it is within the pension stream parameters that have been set and that is basically the minimum and maximum pull ...

Scale is king and it saves members money too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... sometimes criticised for spending money on marketing campaigns even though such campaigns do not breach any sole purpose test concerns, McIvor said, "Our feedback is our members are really pleased to see our brand up there with all the others."

Sporting sponsorships do not breach sole purpose: Freehills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... sponsoring sporting teams is more a question about how trustees manage their fund rather than being about the sole purpose test. Peggy Haines, partner with leading legal firm Freehills, speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association Limited conference ...