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SMSFs and GST

Recorded 5 November 2025.

A practical and eye-opening webinar that demystifies how GST interacts with SMSFs - from registration to credit claims to cancellations.

GST and SMSFs: two acronyms that rarely play nice together. With special rules for financial supplies, property transactions, and input tax credits, even experienced accountants can get tripped up

Recorded 5 November 2025

GST and SMSFs: two acronyms that rarely play nice together. With special rules for financial supplies, property transactions, and input tax credits, even experienced accountants can get tripped up.

Join SMSF expert Mark Ellem for a practical and eye-opening webinar that demystifies how GST interacts with SMSFs - from registration to credit claims to cancellations. If you or your clients are involved in property, commercial leasing, or complex SMSF transactions, this is one session you can’t afford to miss.

We will walk you through:

The application of GST to superannuation; 
When an SMSF needs to or should register for GST; 
How GST applies to asset, income and expenditure transactions; 
The options for an SMSF to claim GST credits; 
The effect of cancelling GST registration.

Don’t let GST mistakes blow up your next SMSF audit or lead to denied input tax credits.

Total 1.5 CPD Hours

On completion, participants will be able to:

When an SMSF must register for GST
How GST applies to transactions in the SMSF
Understanding the Financial Acquisitions Threshold (FAT) test
The impact of canceling GST registration

Mark Ellem

Head of Education, Accurium

Mark is a popular, experienced and highly sought after presenter who is passionate about educating accountants and SMSF practitioners about SMSFs and strategies to make SMSFs a successful part of their business.

He has extensive experience in Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSFs), Pension Funds, Income Tax and Financial Advisory. He is a Fellow of the CPA, IPA and SMSF Association, and received the 2018 SMSF Association CEO award in February 2019 for his contribution to the association and was in the inaugural group of association members to advance to the status of Fellow in February 2020.

Mark has spent over 30 years in accounting practices and SMSF administration companies, including running his own accountancy practice and SMSF administration and compliance advice company for ten years.