ATO Focuses on Breaches of Asset Valuation Rules. Market Valuation of SMSF Assets
The ATO has made significant investments in its analytics capability in recent years, leaning heavily on data to identify risky behaviour and trends in non-compliance. As reported by Intello earlier this year, high rates of illegal early access became a critical concern in the SMSF sector. By the time the ATO had processed the numbers, […]
Division 296: Criticism & SMSF Stressors Regarding the $3million Super Tax
With the Bill set to be introduced to the Lower House this week, it looks as though Division 296 legislation is set to be enacted by July 1 next year, despite concerns from Industry. The proposed “$3 million supertax” will impact less than 1% of Australians with a superannuation account in the 2025/26 financial year, […]
Changes to Superannuation Announced in the 2024-2025 Federal Budget
The delivery of the 2024-2025 Federal budget announcement included a number of changes to the superannuation system, but none were unexpected. The main theme of the changes in relation to superannuation is enhancing retirement savings to allow individuals a more dignified retirement. The key superannuation changes included in the budget include the following. It should […]
SMSFs Helping Female Investors Close the Superannuation Savings Gap
How Advisers Can Support Women Through The “Financial Tidal Wave” of Change Most Australian women today retire with almost half as much in superannuation savings as her male counterpart. The “superannuation savings gap” is the result of numerous factors currently under examination by Federal Government. Self-managed superannuation funds, meanwhile, are making significant progress on closing […]
Demand Is Up, SMSF Auditors are Down. So, What’s Happening to SMSF Audit Fees?
A lot has changed in the SMSF landscape since ASIC commenced registration of SMSF Auditors in 2013. From a peak of more than 7,000 SMSF auditors in 2014, today, just 4,352 remain; in just a decade, the number of registered SMSF auditors has dropped by almost 40%. Most (72%) of registered providers have left the […]
Illegal Early access via SMSFs Cost Australia’s Superannuation System $635million
An investigation by the ATO found more than $637 million has been drained from Australia’s Superannuation system since 2020 via Illegal early withdrawals from SMSF funds. In November 2023, the ATO launched a new program designed to address its primary concern with SMSFs. The Illegal Early Estimate assesses the ‘asset gap’ to scope the size […]
A State of the SMSF Market for Financial Advisers
March 2024 Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) continue to surge in popularity and value, representing a significant opportunity for advisers and accountants. In fact, in the last five years, an average of 24,000 SMSFs were established each month, with higher average starting balances and younger trustees than ever before. In the meantime, the number of registered […]
Intello Named Finalist For Two SMSF Industry Awards
Once again, the SMSFAdviser’s annual SMSF Awards has nominated Intello a finalist in two categories this year. Recognising excellence in SMSF Services, Intello is a finalist in the “SMSF Administrators” category for SMSF management services executed on behalf of financial services businesses and trustees across the country. Intello is also shortlisted for the “SMSF Administration […]
Another Director’s ID Deadline is Approaching: Register by November 30
Another deadline related to Director IDs is fast approaching. A Quick Re-cap: A director ID is a unique identifier that a director will apply for once and keep forever. This initiative has been introduced to prevent the use of false or fraudulent director identities. All directors of a company, corporate trust, registered Australian body, registered […]
SMSF End of Year Planning Guide – 2022
As the Financial Year is drawing quickly to a close, the team at Intello thought you may appreciate a checklist of items that need to be checked off by July 1. If you have any questions, contact the Support Team: admin@intello.com.au. 1. Reduced Pension Drawdown Acknowledging that members may have seen their account balances reduce as […]