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Did Active Managers Find Opportunities to Outperform? Mid-Year SPIVA® Australia 2023 report
Content provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices | Proud partner of the SMSF Association The latest Australian edition, the SPIVA Australia Mid-Year 2023 Scorecard, provides a number of interesting insights
The Dos and Don’ts of Your SMSF Property Investment
First published in the Eureka Report on 12 September 2023. Neil Sparks, head of membership & corporate development at the SMSF Association, lists all the things you can’t do with
The importance of getting all things NOI right at tax time
As many individuals start to turn their minds toward meeting their tax time obligations, a recently published Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) case highlights the strict application of the Notice of
How family super funds can boost wealth
First published in the Financial Review on 6 September 2023. New rules that allow SMSFs six members rather than just four offer opportunities for transferring assets to the next generation,
Latest media releases
ATO position on auditor evidence obligations remain unchanged
SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association says the ATO’s position in relation to what is expected of auditors when checking whether or not there are any charges over an
Government urged to stay focused on efficiency and integrity gains amidst MBR program cancellation
SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association is urging the Government not to lose sight of key aspects of the Modernising Business Registers (MBR) program, that would have delivered improved
Call for more accredited SMSF specialists
SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association is urging more advisers to step up and become accredited SMSF Specialists as demand for SMSF advice continues to grow. SMSF Association CEO,
SMSF Audit Day to focus on diligent evidence
SMSF Association Media Release A recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) decision, which highlighted the importance of contemporaneous documentation and commercial reasoning, provides the perfect backdrop for the SMSF Association’s SMSF
Latest submissions
SMSF Association Submission – Modernising Individual Tax Residency Consultation Paper
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Government’s consultation paper on Modernising Individual Tax residency. In the 11 May 2021 Budget,
SMSF Association Submission – Joint Submission – Licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers
SMSF Association Joint Submission Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on
SMSF Association Submission – Joint Submission – Draft Tax Determination TD 2023/D1: Non-arm’s length income and capital gains tax provisions
SMSF Association Joint Submission Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants,the SMSF Association and The Tax Institute (the joint professional bodies) have been working
SMSF Association Submission – Draft Tax Determination TD 2023/D1: Non-arm’s length income and capital gains tax provisions
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) draft determination TD 2023/D1. We acknowledge that the ATO’s
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