Bought Property in Your SMSF Before the Borrowing Ban? Up to 30,000 Funds Could Face ATO Checks

Under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026, which includes a schedule dealing with SMSF limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), new SMSF borrowing to buy property is limited to business real property from 10 August 2026.

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

Super Funds Couldn't Back Up Valuations on 26 of 33 Unlisted Investments, ASIC Finds

Report 841, Accounting for your super:super fundfinancial reporting and audit 2025–26, was published in October. It covers ASIC's review of 42 financial reports of registrableSuperannuationentities (RSEs).

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

In the Wake of Shield and First Guardian, APRA Turns Its Sights on Platform Super Trustees

In his opening statement to the SenateEconomicsLegislation Committee on 29 October 2026, APRA Chair John Lonsdale said the package released "last month" was "the next phase of APRA's multi-year focus on lifting investment governance standards across theSuperannuationindustry, particularly within the platformTrusteesegment".

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

Only 88% of TPD Claims Through Super Are Admitted — and Decisions Take Nearly Four Months

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published their latestLife insuranceclaims and disputes statistics on 16 October 2026.

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

994 Breach Reports About Super Products in a Year — and Misleading Statements Topped the List

ASIC said it received 11,838 initial reports of breaches between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026, "a small decrease of 490 over the prior year".

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

'A Freezing of New Things': Why Constant Super and Tax Rule Changes Have Clients Hitting Pause

Speaking at The Tax Institute's NationalSuperannuationConference in Melbourne, Mr Broderick said "the level of uncertainty has created a freezing of new things", trade publication reported on 2 November.

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

APRA Asks Whether Some Super Fund Data Should Stay Confidential — With Submissions Closing Friday

On 23 October 2026, APRA said it had started a consultation to "determine the confidentiality of specified data collected under Reporting Standard SRS 604.0 RSE Licensee Profile".

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

More Than 2.5 Million Australians Are Set to Retire Within a Decade: What Super Funds Are Now Expected to Offer Them

In February, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino and Treasurer Jim Chalmers released a joint statement saying the super system holds $4.5 trillion and that "more than 2.5 million Australians" are expected to retire in the next decade.

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

A $3 Billion-a-Year Levy on the Big Five Banks and a 75% Pokies Tax: How the Victorian Greens Would Pay for Their Promises

The Greens could hold influence in the upper house or in a close result. That makes theirRevenueplan worth understanding before polling day.

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

Victorian Liberals Vow to Scrap Payroll Tax on GP Clinics — but Labor Won't Match It

The promise is a proposal. Current rules, which give practices a partial exemption linked to bulk billing, continue to apply.

Sonal Goyal | 04 November 2026

Tax Insights

Bought Property in Your SMSF Before the Borrowing Ban? Up to 30,000 Funds Could Face ATO Checks

Super Funds Couldn't Back Up Valuations on 26 of 33 Unlisted Investments, ASIC Finds

In the Wake of Shield and First Guardian, APRA Turns Its Sights on Platform Super Trustees

Only 88% of TPD Claims Through Super Are Admitted — and Decisions Take Nearly Four Months

994 Breach Reports About Super Products in a Year — and Misleading Statements Topped the List

'A Freezing of New Things': Why Constant Super and Tax Rule Changes Have Clients Hitting Pause

APRA Asks Whether Some Super Fund Data Should Stay Confidential — With Submissions Closing Friday

More Than 2.5 Million Australians Are Set to Retire Within a Decade: What Super Funds Are Now Expected to Offer Them

A $3 Billion-a-Year Levy on the Big Five Banks and a 75% Pokies Tax: How the Victorian Greens Would Pay for Their Promises

Victorian Liberals Vow to Scrap Payroll Tax on GP Clinics — but Labor Won't Match It

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