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Property development in an SMSF: Recent ATO guidance

In this newsletter we include the fourth and final article in the SMSFs and Property series where we look at recent Australian Taxation Office (ATO) guidance on property development within an SMSF.

Introduction

There has been a considerable increase in property development activity by self-managed super funds over the last few years, prompting the ATO (the regulator of SMSFs) to take a closer look.

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