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Navigating the Challenge of Complex Audit Queries at Peak Periods

In the accounting world, as we shape and adapt our business models, we experience continual resource demands and constraints. Coupled with the increasing complexity of legislation and regulator activity, this...

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Valuing Unlisted Investments in SMSF’s: What Trustees Need to Know

In April 2025, the ATO released updated SMSF Valuation Guidance. This now states that the trustee must determine the market value of the assets held by the fund at 30...

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ATO Property Valuation Guidance

The ATO valuation guidance was last updated in November 2022 (ATO Link).  The guidance requires the trustee to determine the market value of the assets in the fund at 30...

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SuperStream Rollover Requirements

From 1 October 2021, SuperStream must be used to rollover any superannuation to or from an SMSF. These changes impact a SMSF where a member: Rolls over benefits to a...

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Reducing the risk of compliance breaches

As any accountant with SMSF clients knows, the laws around compliance are complex, and it can be easy for trustees to inadvertently breach the rules. That’s where the relationship between...

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No two SMSF audits are the same

No two self-managed super funds are identical so it stands to reason that no two SMSF audits will be the same. Daria Galstyan CA, Associate Director – Audit at Evolv, explains why...

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Managing change for APES 110

Organisational change is never easy but it can bring outstanding benefits. Daria Galstyan CA, Associate Director – Audit at Evolv, looks at how accounting and advisory firms can manage the...

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When onboarding is easy

What does it take to move to an independent SMSF audit service? Surprisingly little when you partner with the right auditor.  Muhammad Khalid, SMSF Audit Manager at independent SMSF audit specialist Evolv,...

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APES 305 – the impact on SMSF audit terms of engagement

APES 305 gives accounting practices a compliance framework to implement SMSF audit independence ahead of 1 July 2021. Daria Galstyan CA, Associate Director – Audit at Evolv, points out that the disclosure...

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Top tips for a quick and easy audit

We understand that having your clients’ audits completed quickly and easily is important and means more time available for you to focus on supporting your clients.

This document provides some tips for what to look for in an auditor and how best to collaborate with them to make sure your SMSF audit process is straightforward, and your audits are completed quickly and with fewer frustrations along the way.


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