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Selling taxable Australian property? You may need a clearance certificate from the ATO – March 2020
If an Australian resident is considering selling property, they should apply for an ATO clearance certificate. If a property vendor does not apply for a clearance certificate and present it to the purchaser, the purchaser is required to withhold 12.5% of the purchase price for CGT purposes on properties that have a market value of...
Security online more important than ever – March 2020
Communication over an online channel has certainly become the default these days, and dealing with the ATO is no exception. In fact the transition to online has plainly been developing over some years. More and more transactions and interactions are taking place, for example, over the government’s initiative myGov — not just the ATO, but...
Damage or destruction of a rental property – March 2020
What happens if your property is damaged from the results of a natural disaster, or by tenants? Such a situation can affect the types of expenses you claim and the income you need to declare for your rental property. Declaring income If you receive a payout for damage to your rental property as a result...
SMSF statistics continue to wow – March 2020
The ATO recently released the latest statistics regarding SMSFs (to the end of September 2019). Highlights include: There are 598,582 SMSFs. There are 1,124,699 members of SMSFs. The total estimated assets of SMSFs are just over $746 billion. The top asset types held by SMSFs (by value) are listed shares (31% of total estimated SMSF...
Limited options to access your super early – March 2020
There are very limited circumstances when you can access your superannuation savings earlier than when you meet what the ATO calls a “condition of release” — which for most people generally means achieving a certain age and retiring. The other limited circumstances mainly relate to specific medical conditions, severe financial hardship or on compassionate grounds....
ATO dusts off the “lifestyle asset” microscope – March 2020
If you own a marine vessel, perhaps a thoroughbred horse or two, have a piece of fine art hanging on a wall, high value motor vehicles in the garage or an aircraft in the shed, it could be time to make sure your tax affairs are in order. The ATO announced in the latter part...
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Wallace Partners Client Information Newsletter March 2020
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SMSFs to have new LRBA-related label in annual return
Trustees of SMSFs can expect a new label in their annual return forms, which the ATO says should be available from the end of May. After the Treasury Laws Amendment (2918 Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2019 became law in October 2019, the ATO reminded trustees that additional reporting requirements would be coming there way...