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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Warning, caution

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SMSFs warned on ‘misleading’ wording in TBAR form

29 November 2017 • Hits: 5802

The guidelines in the LRBA payments section of the TBAR form is confusing and likely to lead to incorrect credits being ... READ MORE

Financial advice

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Fintech firm to undertake study into financial advice

28 November 2017 • Hits: 6208

A fintech firm that provides online services for managing client data is conducting a national study into client experie ... READ MORE

Reporting trap flagged with accumulation members

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Reporting trap flagged with accumulation members

27 November 2017 • Hits: 4467

Given that the commencement of a new pension is considered to be an event under the new reporting, SMSF firms will also ... READ MORE

Retirement

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CGT relief for retirement phase TRISs under threat

27 November 2017 • Hits: 4802

The amendments made to TRISs earlier this year have cast doubt over whether TRISs that were below the $1.6 million and i ... READ MORE

TBAR tipped to shakeup SMSF admin services

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TBAR tipped to shake up SMSF admin services

27 November 2017 • Hits: 5656

Larger SMSF administration firms may differentiate their services from smaller firms by offering more regular reporting ... READ MORE

SMSFs warned on overlooked trap with trust deeds

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SMSFs warned on overlooked trap with trust deeds

27 November 2017 • Hits: 5911

Certain SMSF trust deeds that are silent on particular issues are resulting in inappropriate obligations and limitations ... READ MORE

Gaps found in ASIC’s latest guidance for limited licensing

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Gaps found in ASIC’s latest guidance for limited licensing

22 November 2017 • Hits: 6396

ASIC's new licensing guidance for SMSF professionals leaves a number of questions unanswered and appears to contradict e ... READ MORE

SMSFs warned on ‘ticking time bomb’ with out-dated deeds

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SMSFs warned on ‘ticking time bomb’ with outdated deeds

22 November 2017 • Hits: 4904

A surprising number of older SMSF deeds pre-dating the 2008 financial year still remain, some of which contain inappropr ... READ MORE

Money, cash, balances

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Class estimates total reach of TBAR threshold

21 November 2017 • Hits: 5135

Estimates undertaken by SMSF software firm Class suggest that around a third of all SMSF member balances are either over ... READ MORE

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