SMSF trustee declaration: a quick guide
When setting up your SMSF, you must sign a SMSF trustee declaration that confirms you understand the responsibilities and duties involved in running a SMSF.
Oops! Top 10 SMSF boo-boos
The ATO has published the top 10 compliance mistakes that SMSF trustees make when running their self-managed super funds. The list is based on the general type of contraventions reported by SMSF auditors since the start of contravention reporting in 2005.
SMSF basics: Trish’s 10 commandments of DIY super
If you’re running a self-managed super fund, then you’re obviously aware that being a SMSF trustee/member is a very different experience to belonging to a large super fund. In a large super fund, someone else looks after your superannuation benefits.
Is your SMSF due for a super service?
If you run a self-managed super fund (SMSF), then you belong to an influential group that controls a third of all superannuation money held in Australia, and collectively owns nearly 10% of the Australian sharemarket!
SMSF providers: What should I look for when setting up my DIY super fund?
Q: I am about to set-up my SMSF but I am not sure who to handle this for me. Some are reasonably priced but I am concerned about access and professionalism as they are online only.
THE SOAPBOX: Debunking the DIY super myth
The practice of calling self-managed super funds, ‘DIY super funds’ upsets the regulator, and also concerns many of the service providers making a living from helping individuals set up, and run, self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The key message emanating from [...]
