SMSF Australia Blog Articles

Yes, your SMSF can use CMC Markets. See how to set up the account, what assets you can trade, fees involved, and compliance pitfalls.

New PCSS discussion paper proposes SMSF reforms: trustee education, higher supervisory levy, and CSLR levies. Here's what trustees need to know so far.

Every SMSF asset must be valued at market value each 30 June. Learn what evidence the ATO accepts by asset type, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

You don't legally need a special purpose company as your SMSF's corporate trustee, but it's industry standard. Learn the benefits and ASIC fees involved.

An SMSF trustee minute records how trustees reached a decision, required for audits and ATO compliance. Learn what to include, retention rules, and penalties.

Can an SMSF invest in DeFi platforms or tokenised assets? Yes, but SIS compliance is complex, learn the trust deed, valuation, and licensing rules involved.

Yes, an SMSF can buy Bitcoin if your trust deed and investment strategy allow it. Learn the compliance rules, storage options, and tax treatment involved.

Exceeded your super contribution caps? Learn how the ATO taxes excess concessional and non-concessional contributions in an SMSF, and your release options.

Find out when an SMSF needs a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for overseas trading, mandatory for OTC derivatives and offshore brokers since October 2024.

Learn how crypto airdrops are taxed in an SMSF: treated as ordinary income at market value, then subject to CGT on sale, with concessions in pension phase.