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Here’s How SMSF Auditors Will Deal With Rent Relief
The ramifications of COVID-19 will affect SMSFs for many years. One of the financial impacts is that an SMSF may…
Uncertain SMSF Asset Values Under COVID-19
One of the biggest sleepers from the impact of COVID-19 is uncertain SMSF asset values. For the first very time,…
NSW Allows Electronic Witnessing of SMSF Trust Deeds
Video conferencing technology like Skype, WhatsApp, FaceTime and Zoom is now legal to use in the electronic witnessing of critical…
Coming to Terms with COVID-19 Pension Payments
While we never thought we would live to see the day where the early release of Super is sanctioned, SMSF…
Why COVID-19 Will Fast-Track the Use of E-Signatures
One of the emerging issues from COVID-19 is the delay to SMSF trustees providing signed documentation. And while the ATO…
Commercial Leasing Code of Conduct Confirmed for SMSFs
The Government has agreed to a new Code of Conduct (“Code”) that imposes a set of good faith leasing principles…
Extending Rent Relief to SMSF Related Parties
We know the ATO has sanctioned an SMSF negotiating rent relief with a related party tenant as a result of…
Navigating SMSF Best Practices During COVID-19
C.S. Lewis said that “integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching”. When one sees articles instructing SMSF…
ATO Clarifies Related Party Temporary Waiver of Rent
The ATO has clarified the situation where an SMSF owns real property and has been requested by a related party…
Govt Provides Extension to SAR Deadline on Request
The Government has recognised the affect of COVID-19 on many SMSF trustees and their service providers as they prepare to…