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A client has a SMSF which owns shares in a private company. They originally owned ordinary shares and have recently issued different classes of shares so all shareholders receive the same amount rather than the amount they were receiving to the amount of ordinary shares held.
If the shareholders are receiving payments under the new classes of shares does this result in a non arms length breach.
The original shareholding is not a breach as it is in accordance with the % held by each shareholder and any dividends paid in accordance with the ownership.
Hi Signorina
A member / trustee of a SMSF could be an employee of a private company and the SMSF could invest in that company (subject to the in-house asset rules).
If the private company was considered to be a related party then under the in-house asset rules then the Fund could only invest up to 5% of its assets in the private company.
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Hi Signorina
The NALI rules are that if a dividend is paid by a private company to a SMSF it is NALI unless the dividend is consistent with an arm's length dealing.
If the recent issue of the different classes of shares has not been done on an arm's length basis then any dividends from those new shares would be NALI.
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