SPAA to host State Technical Conferences for SMSF professionals

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has organised an exciting program for its annual State Technical Conferences series that begins in Sydney on 22 July. The day-long conferences, titled

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Care and measured debate needed in adjusting pension age and changing preservation age

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Lifting pension age no silver bullet The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) says the Australian public will be best served if there is a measured debate about the suggestion

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‘Bad apples’: SPAA supports ASIC sentiment

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The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia today lent its support to the ASIC submission to the Financial Services Inquiry which called for tougher measures to counter so-called ‘Bad Apples’ in

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ATO figures highlight SMSF trustees ‘responsible’ in retirement

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Australian Taxation Office figures highlight the fact that SMSF trustees are adopting a “responsible approach” to how they use their superannuation savings to live in retirement. Graeme Colley, Director Technical and

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Free SMSF establishment services: look before you leap

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Potential self managed super fund trustees should think carefully before accepting offers of free establishment services, says Graeme Colley, Director, Technical and Professional Standards of the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia

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Comparing superannuation sectors ‘a futile exercise’

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The latest Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures on investment performance and fees for self managed super funds highlight the futility of comparing these funds with other superannuation sectors. Graeme Colley,

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ATO figures show SMSF borrowings prudent

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The growth in SMSF borrowings has grown steadily over the five years to 30 June 2012, according to the latest Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures. Graeme Colley, Director, Technical and Professional

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SPAA says professional advice should underpin super choice

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The $10,200 penalty imposed by ASIC on Media Super is a warning shot across the bows of APRA-regulated funds about their public commentary on SMSFs. Graeme Colley, Director, Technical and

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SPAA dips its lid to ATO for its approach to limited borrowing

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) applauds the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) practical approach to the draft legislative instrument about limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs). The ATO has released

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Confusion surrounds use of franking credits in SMSFs: SPAA

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There is a lot of misunderstanding about how franking credits work in a self managed super fund (SMSF), says Graeme Colley, SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) Director, Technical and Professional Standards. Colley

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