Miranda Brownlee

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Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.

Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.

You can email Miranda on: miranda.brownlee@momentummedia.com.au

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Parliament house

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Government stalls on accountants’ exemption discussions

23 October 2018 • Hits: 5086

The Coalition government will delay any decision on the reinstatement of the accountants’ exemption until the final r ... READ MORE

Investigation

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Mischief with reserves unfounded, says software giant

22 October 2018 • Hits: 4239

Based on an analysis of 175,000 SMSFs, one of the major SMSF software firms says there is no evidence that reserves are ... READ MORE

Fresh litigation prompts SMSF auditors to consider protections

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Fresh litigation prompts SMSF auditors to consider protections

22 October 2018 • Hits: 7441

With a second litigation case holding an SMSF auditor liable for failed investments, one audit firm says SMSF auditors s ... READ MORE

People having a discussion or meeting

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Treasury mulls fixes for legacy pension headaches

22 October 2018 • Hits: 4252

With Treasury open to suggestions for resolving some of complications with legacy pensions, the Tax Institute has made a ... READ MORE

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Downsizer hurdles flagged with subdivided property

19 October 2018 • Hits: 3801

SMSFs that plan to subdivide their property have been warned they may not be able to use the downsizer contribution in c ... READ MORE

ATO, loans

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ATO zones in on benchmarking for related party loans

19 October 2018 • Hits: 5257

The ATO has taken a tough stance on a number of related party loans recently, determining that quotes obtained by SMSF t ... READ MORE

Lost and unclaimed

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Lost and unclaimed super drops to $17.5 billion

18 October 2018 • Hits: 4047

While the total amount of lost and unclaimed superannuation in Australia fell by $420 million in the 2017-18 financial y ... READ MORE

BGL Ron Lesh

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BGL adds daily data feeds from investment platform

18 October 2018 • Hits: 4437

SMSF software firm BGL has announced an integration with investment platform Netwealth, which will enable users to impor ... READ MORE

UK and Australian flags

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Overseas pension transfers in doubt as ‘minefield’ forms

18 October 2018 • Hits: 6299

While setting up an SMSF was previously a viable option for transferring UK pension funds to Australia, additional hurdl ... READ MORE

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