by Shared by SMSF Adviser | Dec 16, 2015 | News
In March this year, the ATO told SMSF Adviser that pensions are a key focus of its compliance activities, particularly as the pool of SMSFs in pension phase continues to grow. Read the full story at SMSF Adviser.
by Shared by SMSF Adviser | Dec 14, 2015 | News
Speaking to SMSF Adviser, DBA Lawyers director Daniel Butler said the latest figures from the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) indicate that at the end of September 2015, there were 16,743 registered tax (financial) advisers.Read the full story at SMSF Adviser.
by Shared by SMSF Adviser | Dec 2, 2015 | News
Speaking in his capacity as director in the superannuation division last month, the ATO’s Nathan Burgess said while the tax office’s standard policy is to query tax agents when an issue arises with their clients, there are necessary exceptions to this rule. Read the...
by Shared by SMSF Adviser | Nov 26, 2015 | News
Speaking at the IPA’s National Congress on the Gold Coast last week, the IPA’s Vicki Stylianou also warned that ASIC is treating the accountants’ exemption phase-out as a “hard and fast” deadline.Read the full story at SMSF Adviser.
by Shared by SMSF Adviser | Nov 18, 2015 | News
David Smith, the founder of Smithink, informed accountants that accountants who have not acted will have run out of time to implement the processes and operations needed to provide compliant advice.Mr Smith told SMSF Adviser that while accountants may already be...