In order to comply with the latest SuperStream rules in place since 1 October last year, SMSF trustees are required to obtain an electronic service address (ESA) from an SMSF messaging provider that offers SuperStream rollover services.

Up until this week, only the three major SMSF administration and compliance platform providers and one other non-admin platform provider offered this service.

The ATO’s register of SMSF messaging providers that provide an ESA for rollovers and release authorities has now been updated to include Australia Post, giving SMSFs that are not on one of the major administration platforms another option for these services. Australia Post’s status was previously listed as “in progress”.

DBA Lawyers director Daniel Butler previously noted that the lack of ESA messaging providers that could provide SuperStream rollover services had created a very difficult situation for many SMSFs with “pressing needs to complete SMSF to SMSF rollovers”.

The ATO also announced temporary relief in March to address the difficulties that some SMSF trustees have encountered in obtaining an ESA from an SMSF messaging provider.

SMSF trustees without an SMSF messaging provider that provides rollover services can contact the ATO to make a request to perform the rollover outside of the SuperStream system.