Accessing your super illegally without meeting a condition of release will result in significant negative impacts for your SMSF and in your personal capacity. It is not worth doing it.
The adverse consequences for accessing super illegally include:
If accessing your Super was an honest mistake, you need to rectify the mistake and pay back the funds as soon as is practical. Please be aware that if the breach is not rectified in a timely manner, the Trustee might be disqualified as a Trustee for the Fund by the Tax Office.
The ATO introduced a service enabling SMSF Trustees and professionals to notify the ATO of unrectified regulatory contraventions. See the steps by following this link.
Usually, when a Fund breaches superannuation legislation, the Tax Office would require the Trustee to undertake training to ensure they understand their obligations and responsibilities. To better understand their obligations, Trustees can do some free training. For guidance on the duties and responsibilities of a Trustee, please see the ATO guidelines explained here .
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Superannuation Warehouse is an accounting firm and do not provide financial advice. All information provided has been prepared without taking into account any of the Trustees’ objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, Trustees are advised to consider their own circumstances before engaging our services.
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