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ATO appoints integrity adviser

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo made the announcement late last week, and Bugg will be charged with providing advice to "ensure the ATO's integrity framework is effective", according to a statement. "The integrity adviser plays an important role to ensure ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... clearinghouse. If the employer fails to provide the data, the panel recommends they should pay a fine to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) for every employee where data is missing and each day it fails to meet obligations. The Cooper Review has also recommended ...

APRA contacts funds on rollover fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... then receives the money. APRA is calling on super funds to look out for ABR documents with no official Australian Tax Office (ATO) letterhead, requests that list different postal addresses and requests where two trustee names are listed in one document. ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... operate business real property very effectively," she said. Separately, the report said the existing penalty regime limits the ATO's ability to regulate effectively and believes the Office should be allowed to adopt a sliding scale of penalties. "The ...

Co-contribs bungle is costing taxpayers: Hartsuyker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... suspended payments amount to $100 million, so the cost to the taxpayer will be at least $1 million," said Hartsuyker. The ATO noted on its website that it would stop paying super co-contributions from last February but they are expected to resume the ...

Accounting bodies launch SMSF learning tool

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... and limitations surrounding contributions and benefit payments within an SMSF. Throughout the program each element of the ATO's SMSF Trustee Declaration is addressed. Upon completion of the program, trustees will be equipped to sign the Trustee Declaration ...

NSW man sentenced for early super release

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... superannuation benefits. These convictions follow an investigation conducted with the assistance of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted the matter.

SMSFs breach less ATO rules

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Self managed super fund trustees are heeding the Australian Taxation Office's warning about breaching fund rules, but ongoing problems - including giving personal loans to members - continue to plague the sector. According to the latest Partners Superannuation ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... Overall, D'Ascenzo said the vast majority of SMSFs remain compliant given there are around 416,000 SMSFs in existence and the ATO only made 99 SMSFs non-compliant in 2008-09 period. "The vast majority of trustees and professionals are doing the right ...

APRA targets illegal early release on super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... member. As such planners should help their trustee clients ensure the payment is made to an SMSF. APRA has been working with the ATO to stem the increasing number of identify fraud and IER of super benefits cases, wrote S. G. Venkatramani, general manger ...