AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
Superannuation
There are many rules and requirements around claiming a tax deduction for a personal superannuation contribution. The process certainly requires some careful planning. An...
Financial planning
OnePath national technical manager Graeme Colley has clarified exactly what constitutes a repair under the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO's) recent draft ruling on lim...
Superannuation
The Government has used Medicare and the ATO to begin promoting its Small Business Superannuation Clearing House....
Superannuation
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data on SMSFs is being skewed because it is picking up large numbers of people in draw-down phase....
Superannuation
Law firms welcome the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO's) draft ruling but warn trustees to tread carefully....
Superannuation
SISFA welcomes Australian Taxation Office's (ATO's) ruling on SMSFs and property improvements....
Superannuation
The Institute of Chartered Accountants has welcomed the ATO's draft ruling on SMSFs borrowing to invest in real estate as a 'practical interpretation' of the realities of...
Superannuation
MLC Technical Services has reminded advisers that the ATO's clarification and additional flexibility regarding requirements around borrowing to invest in property within ...
Superannuation
A new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) draft ruling from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has relaxed the definition of what constitutes a 'single acquirable a...
Superannuation
ATO signals it is closely monitoring re-reporting and the rules around life superannuation capital gains tax and excess contributions tax....
Superannuation
ATO signals graduated approach to SMSF breaches in wake of Stronger Super....
Financial planning
The 2011 financial year brought many changes to the financial services industry, and many are yet to come. John Perri has provided a snapshot of the activity coming out o...
Superannuation
SMSF specialists call for ATO to review its ban on SMSF using limited recourse borrowing....
Superannuation
ASFA warns that even SMSFs may be impacted by a draft ruling on superannuation income streams issued by the ATO....
Financial planning
The Australian Taxation Office has been told its draft ruling on superannuation income streams has erred with common practice and legislative intent....
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