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Self Managed Super Funds give trustees the power to choose their own investments and take control of their retirement planning. Within an SMSF you are able to invest in a wide range of asset classes including bullion, precious metals, shares (both listed and unlisted), property, private loans and digital assets such as cryptocurrency. This is regulated by the ATO under the auspices of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
As SMSF accountants servicing Newcastle our job is to make the compliance and accounting side of running a Self Managed Super Fund as simple and painless as possible. We use a platform called Class Super along with some of our own unique automation toolkit to manage our client’s paperwork and compliance, this dedicated superannuation software provides data feed and automation tools to keep the compliance as quick and cost effective as possible.
SMSF Australia boasts a professional team of SMSF Accountants supporting our clients throughout the SMSF lifecycle from initial setup, ongoing accounting and tax returns along with organising the annual audit. Founded on automation technology and technical excellence, SMSF Australia prides itself of streamlining the process and thus cutting the compliance costs for our clients.
We are pure accountants and do not provide financial planning, brokerage or other commission based activities so you can be confident our advice is independent. We will happily work with our clients’ other professionals such as your financial planner to ensure a consistent flow of information throughout your advisers.
If you’re interested in learning more about our SMSF Accounting Services please reach out for a confidential quote. Simply submit your details and one of our friendly team will be in touch as soon as possible.
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Our accredited SMSF Accountants are familiar with the Newcastle area and the needs of smaller regional centres in NSW. Our director Emily Cooper has been trained and accredited by the SMSF Association of Australia that is the independent body responsible for the super space. Our firm also boast a number of Chartered Tax Advisors qualified via the Tax Institute of Australia, a qualification that shows a mark of excellence and experience in the field of taxation.
As SMSFs are a legally complicated space we also work with a number of SMSF specialist lawyers to assist clients who run into legal challenges. We are also privileged to have a practicing lawyer on our board who can be a first port of call for our clients struggling with legal matters concerning their SMSFs.
This intersection of accounting and legal experts allows us to present a unique offering to the Australian market providing a service built on technical excellence above all else.
SMSF Accounting ServicesWe offer a range of SMSF Accounting Services for the Newcastle area including:
It is a legal requirement that all SMSFs are audited every financial year by an independent ASIC registered auditor. Throughout this audit, a review with a sceptical eye will take place into the compliance documents, financial reports and supporting information. Although we cannot complete this audit on behalf of our accounting clients, we do facilitate this process to ensure it is as simple and painless as possible. Click here for more information about how SMSF Audits work.
Your independent auditor will go over the following:
Every fund must submit an annual tax return to the ATO. Your funds return will detail the financial decisions made by the members in that year and outline your profit/loss, tax payable along with a number of compliance items. In order to submit your return, you must get your fund audited by an independent auditor prior to the lodgement which will confirm to the tax office if your fund has been compliant during the year. The consequences for non-compliance can be quite harsh including the loss of the concessional tax rates increasing the tax payable by the fund from 15% up to the top marginal tax rate.
Generally, for funds with a good track record with the ATO, the deadline for the SMSF to lodge its return is May 15th however, in the case of first year funds this is decreased to February 28th.
SMSF Australia provides our services direct to SMSF trustees or on a white-labelled basis to other accounting firms. Our wholesale arm of the business uses the Class Super system to complete SMSF work for other accounting firms while they retain complete visibility of the work and directly manage the client relationship. We are a trusted partner of firms around Australia and can complete white label work and outsourcing contracts with ease. For confidential references from other accounting firms who enjoy our white labelled service please contact us today.
Do you need SMSF Accounting Services? Reach out to us today for a no obligation confidential quote on how we can assist with your SMSF plans.
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The price for an SMSF Setup ion Newcastle (and anywhere else in Australia) is $2,000+GST which covers the entire gambit of services required to actually get your fund setup and ready to invest. We believe in transparent pricing up front so this fee will cover literally everything including:
When you have made the decision, either alone or with your Financial Planner, to set up a Self Managed Super Fund our friendly team is able to work with you to complete the work although there are still items you will need to do including:
We can provide advice on every aspect of the accounting and taxation of an SMSF but we are not financial planners and cannot answer investment related questions. This is a good thing as we are very skilled at the accounting and legal aspects of a super fund but have no idea if FMG or BHP is the better iron ore company! Keep in mind this is not a personal choice but a legislative requirement, we do not hold an AFSL nor do we intent too.
That said, your SMSF Accountant has an important part to place in giving advice on the compliance documents, setup, creation, operation, and wind-up of your SMSF fund along with ongoing tax planning and support.
In short, yes.
The longer answer is that there are lots of detailed rules about how an SMSF deals with the ownership of direct property such as:
Yes it can in some circumstances using a Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement. For example you can organise a mortgage for direct property purchases, whether residential or commercial, via a specialised legal structure known as a Bare Trust. This specialised trust allows the SMSF to borrow money against the property without breaching the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 which contains a general prohibition against SMSF borrowings.
The actual process of borrowing money in a SMSF has become more challenging since the royal commission as the major banks have all ceased lending to super funds due to the compliance risks. This means new SMSF loans are stuck with second-tier lenders who are often more expensive both in terms of interest rates and fees.
If it is permitted by your investment strategy, you can certainly invest in cryptocurrencies through your SMSF. These are seen as just another asset class by the ATO and not as a currency which means that any exchange between crypto investments is considered a purchase and disposal which will lead to tax consequences. This means purchasing Bitcoin to then convert to Dogecoin will involve a capital gain or loss on the Bitcoin even if it was only held in Bitcoin for a tiny amount of time. This means that the compliance of Crypto investments can be challenging depending on the exchange used and its reporting abilities.
When you setup the account on the exchange also must make sure it is setup in the name of the fund and not the name of a member as otherwise it can be seen as an illegal withdrawal of your super if it is in a wallet not in the name of the fund.
For complete and affordable SMSF solutions, get in touch with our SMSF Accountants today.
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For complete and affordable SMSF solutions, get in touch with our SMSF Accountants today.
© 2023 SMSF Australia Pty Ltd
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the professional standards legislation.