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It’s not ideal to personally pay a deposit for property bought in the name of an SMSF, warns an adviser.

Our expert contributors know exactly what SMSF Advisers want to read and this year they have covered a multitude of topics from technical updates to unpacking the legislative changes that have confron

SMSF education specialist Accurium is expanding its services to provide a comprehensive professional development offering for accountants.  Doug McBirnie, managing director of Accurium, said more

The changes to reporting for SMSFs that started on 1 July this year involve more than ensuring trustees meet the new calendar deadlines said the head of education of a leading software provider. The 1

The ATO’s updated guidance on the treatment of lump super benefits paid shortly after death is creating uncertainty and should be revised, says an SMSF technical expert. Late last week, the ATO upda

Directors who have resigned prior to 1 December will no longer be required to obtain an ID under prospective tweaks to the rules issued by the ATO yesterday. ABRS 2022/D1 sets out changes to the “e

SMSF professionals will need to prepare for an earlier reporting deadline for reportable events from the 2022-23 year following recent details announced by the ATO. Last week the ATO told SMSF Advise

With the new ECPI changes now in place, its important SMSF firms establish procedures for how clients will select their ECPI calculation method, a technical expert has explained. In a recent articl

A technical expert has explained whether an SMSF will still be compliant in cases where there is only one individual trustee that is acting as an enduring power of attorney for the other member. In a

The latest version of the SuperStream standards has made the SMSF rollover process slower and more complicated according to around half of SMSF professionals in an industry poll. In its Quarterly SMSF