ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....

ASFA urges the Government to extend the ATO's ability to use administrative penalties with respect to SMSFs....

AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds suggests SMSFs have grown too large for effective ATO supervision....

The prospect of further Government changes to superannuation and the removal of tax breaks currently in place for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unthinkable, accordi...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has indicated that if a share order is executed in two 'parcels' due to market conditions it will still be treated as a single acquir...

Over the 2011-12 financial year, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) successfully prosecuted 2000 individuals and companies for fraud, tax and superannuation offences....

Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association warns Government against further superannuation tinkering to bolster its promised Budget surplus....

SMSF specialists will have the opportunity to hear key speakers and themes at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia National SMSF Conference....

The ATO has reconfirmed that interest payments are not an essential feature of a loan, potentially opening the door for zero-interest related party loans to self-managed ...

The ATO has been urged to treat the provision of advice within super equally across types of funds....

Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover sees benefits in changed SMSF penalty regime....

SMSF trustees need to understand the constraints with respect to related party loans, write DBA Lawyers principals Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler....

Major superannuation funds argue that all the beneficiaries of SuperStream should pay for its implementation....

SPAA has welcomed the proposed penalty system changes for SMSFs, saying trustees who break the rules will be treated more equitably....