自管养老金(SMSF)- 5大常见错误

近几年,税局共发现有1万6千宗自管养老金的托管人违反养老金条例的案件。这些违反案例大多都比较简单,并且通常都是无心之过。尽管托管人可能会有会计师或注册金融顾问帮忙,但是跟所有税务案件一样违规罚款还是托管人自己负责, 因此还是要自己确保没有违规。下面请看我们为您总结的5种自管养老金最常见的错误

给养老金成员贷款
通常情况下,托管人是不允许给自管养老金成员 或其亲属贷款的。
在一个联邦法庭的案件中,一对昆士兰的夫妇利用他们自管养老金里的钱来为其中一个成员付清了债务,金额为$150,000(是该自管养老金的所有资产)。最终,该对夫妇被罚款$30,000,并要求付$32,500的官司费用。

错误地记录养老金财产的所属人
根据法律,养老金的托管人需要把养老金的现金资产(银行户口或定期存款)以及其他资产与自己本人的私人财产分开。并且,托管人需要保持好文件记录,清楚记录养老金对各资产所拥有的权利。这样可以保证资产安全地为养老金所有.

违反‘内部资产规则’ (’in-house asset’ rule)
‘内部资产规则’指的是养老金只能把少于5%的资产借出或投资给该养老金的相关成员。凡是高于5%,都属于违反了该条例,罚款$10,200。

不合法的养老金资产贷款目的
在一定条件下, 养老金是可以贷款来投资任何在规定范围内的资产,如私人或者商业房产,还有股票和管理资金。但是贷款规则是很严格的,贷款只能用于购买单一的资产,并且需要建立另一个信托来持有该资产。

未能通过‘唯一目的’测试(Sole purpose test)

养老金需要通过‘唯一目的’测试来获得一般养老金都能享受的税收优惠。测试的内容是自管养老金存在的‘唯一目的’必须是为成员在退休后提供生活资金。有些养老金买自主房, 豪车, 以及做生意等都属于违规行为。
如果您的养老金有以上的错误,那么您的养老金将可能会有严重的税务后果,如不能享受税收优惠、养老金的所有资产都需要用最高税率来交税,并且所有当年获得的收入也都需要用最高税率来交税等。从2014年7月起有些罚款基金成员个人负责。

(以上只代表本人个人观点并不适用每个人, 有关建议不能作为您行动的依据)

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