Don’t forget your password: SMSFs and digital investments

Technical Summit 2021

This session will explore the ever increasing popularity of crypto/digital investments and the impact they will have on SMSFs. Whether it be cryptocurrency or non-fungible tokens or whatever lies just around the corner, this session will look at the impact of a reactive regulatory environment versus a proactive investment environment.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Understand the holding requirements for digital investments;
  • Learn about the personal use asset considerations, and;
  • Address all the expected audit requirements linked to non-standard investments.

The contents of this resource are taken to be correct at the time of publication.

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