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Investment Strategy Puzzle
The ATO also wrote to their SMSF Auditors outlining their reporting role and what Trustees must do, where the fund has invested in a single asset or single asset class. These letters have caused a lot confusion among Accountants & Auditors who have received these letters. Firstly why were these letters sent and secondly why these letters were sent to only to about 18,000 funds, where about 1/3rd of all funds invest in single asset class, e.g. shares or say fixed interest or property etc. And lastly, how should they prepare an investment strategy for the fund or audit investment strategy for 2019 financial year as the ATO did not provide any clear guideline nor there is any clarity on investment strategy in SMSF Guidance Statement for SMSF's GS 009. Trustees are also worried on two accounts, firstly will they have to pay a fine if they have only one asset or one asset class and will have to diversifying to 89%, or lower, in one asset class to remove them from the ATO's radar.
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Time: 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM Cost: Free How To Book: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2031293158760860172 CPD RG243.100: Development on Superannuation - 1 Hour CPD FASEA: Client Care and Practice - 1 Hour Presenter: Manoj Abichandani ASIC Approved Auditor, SMSF Specialist (UNSW) Manoj has worked in SMSF since 1988 and is SMSF Specialist (UNSW) and holds a Limited AFSL for SMSF. He was providing high level advisory services to over 600 funds in his own 3 partner CPA tax practice for 19 years and has written this online software. He currently works as SMSF Technical Support Team Leader at www.trustdeed.com.au He has hands on knowledge on what happens in a tax practice on high level of SMSF practical issues. In his presentation, Manoj Abichandani will unmask, why these letters were sent, the current practice by accountants and auditors and what must happen, so that Trustees do not pay any fines and Accountants & Auditors to not breach superannuation law. If you or your client have received this letter, this is a non-miss event as Manoj will show you how advisors can package their services, prepare an SOA for investment strategy, what to write to the Trustees plus a template of a property non-diversified investment strategy & minutes to document & adopt the investment strategy.
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AFSL Holders - FASEA Requirements The Corporations Act 2017 (the Act) requires that all individuals identified as a ‘relevant provider’ are required to meet the requirements for continuing professional development set by the Standards Body (s 921B(5)). The Act requires the Standards Body to set requirements for continuing professional development in relation to each CPD year of a financial services licensee (s 921U(2)(iv)). Part 7.6 of theCorporations Act 2001 Corporations (Relevant Providers Continuing Professional Development Standard) Determination 2018 The minimum number of hours of qualifying CPD activities that a relevant provider must complete during a CPD year is 40. If the relevant provider has a responsible licensee, at least 70% of the minimum number of hours must be spent on qualifying CPD activities approved by the licensee. Note 1: This means that any AFSL holder working full time at least 28 hours will have to be spent on approved activities.
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End of August 2019, the ATO sent out about 18,000 letters to SMSF Trustees to "ensure that their investment strategy complies with the law" where their investment Strategy outlines that the fund may hold 90% or more of its assets in one asset or a single asset class or cop $4200 fine.
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