When is it not required to lodge SMSF annual return?
Once established legally all SMSFs are required to lodge annual return except in the first year of the SMSF registration if there are no assets in the fund, there is no requirement to lodge the tax return. Trustees can either request tax office for return not necessary or cancel fund’s registration. What are the requirements for the SMSFs for the approval of return not necessary? To be a trust structure SMSF is only establish once it has assets set aside for fund member benefits. If there are no assets in the fund in first year trustees can: 1. Write to the tax office and request funds registration to be cancelled 2. Request tax office to approve return not necessary by satisfying the conditions below: – In its first year of setup fund has no assets and did not receive any contribution or rollover for any fund member – Submit supporting document with the RNN request showing first date fund held assets and started operating. Example being...