Category: Blog
Issues with SMSF investing in crypto assets
The ATO has recommended that trustees of a SMSF thinking about investing in crypto assets, that they seek professional advice from a licensed financial adviser. The ATO alerts trustees of organisations who offer trustees help to set up a fund or use their existing fund to invest in crypto asse..Read More
Downsizer Super Contributions Eligibility Age is Reduced to 55
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No 2) Bill 2022 will give effect to the Government’s election commitment to reduce the eligibility age to 55 (down from 60) to make downsizer contributions into super. Date of effect: will apply to contributions made from the first quarter after assent t..Read More
Temporary COVID-19 relief for SMSF trustees ended 30 June 2022
The ATO offered COVID-19 relief and support to SMSFs financially impacted by COVID-19 for the 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22 income years. This included: SMSF residency relief rental relief (including rental reduction, waiver and deferral relief) loan repayment relief, including for l..Read More
Minimum super drawdowns rates remain reduced
Super minimum drawdown requirements remain reduced by 50% for 2022–23 income year. This means the minimum annual payment trustees need to make to their members' account-based pensions and annuities, allocated pensions and annuities and market-linked pensions and annuities has been reduced by 50%..Read More
Super fund NALI/NALE rules: ATO 12 months extension
The ATO has advised that it’s extending the transitional compliance approach contained in PCG 2020/5 by 12 months to 30 June 2023. It has amended LCR 2021/2 to reflect this extension. This means that the ATO will not allocate compliance resources in the 2022–2023 financial year to deter..Read More
SMSF Lifetime CGT Cap
Lifetime CGT cap allows an SMSF member to: contribute qualifying proceeds from the sale of assets used in the course of carrying on a small business, and elect for them to count towards a separate lifetime CGT cap, rather than non concessional/concessional caps The CGT cap amount is index..Read More
Downsizer contributions
Downsizer contributions refer to a type of voluntary superannuation contribution in Australia that can be made by individuals aged 55 or over using the proceeds from the sale of their main residence. Introduced in 2018, downsizer contributions allow eligible individuals to make a one-time contrib..Read More
Super guarantee certification course from the ATO
The ATO has rolled out a free 8 modules super guarantee employer obligations course, designed to educate employers about their super guarantee (SG) responsibilities for eligible employees. The course should take around two hours to complete. Participants can take an assessment after completing th..Read More
Family law super splits: interest rate for adjusting base amount
The Family Law (Superannuation) (Interest Rate for Adjustment Period) Determination 2022 specifies the interest rate to be used for adjusting the “base amount” allocated in a court order or a superannuation agreement under the Family Law Act 1975 that splits a future defined benefit superann..Read More
SMSF auditor number misuse linked to late SMSF lodgments: ATO
The ATO has found that more than a third of instances involving the misuse of SMSF auditor numbers (SANs) relate to late lodgments of SMSF annual returns (SARs). The ATO said it issued each auditor with a list of SMSFs that lodged a SAR for any income year that reported them as an auditor with ..Read More