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Calls for return of accountants’ exemption continues HomepageIn the MediaIndustry

Calls for return of accountants’ exemption continues

A recent straw poll indicates that over three-quarters of SMSF professionals would like to see…

BGLCorpJanuary 31, 2019

Grant Abbott launches SMSF-focused political party HomepageIn the MediaIndustry

Grant Abbott launches SMSF-focused political party

The SMSF Party, launched by I Love SMSF chief executive Grant Abbott, is intended to…

BGLCorpJanuary 30, 2019

How to build up your resilience HomepageIn the MediaWellness

How to build up your resilience

Resilience is a learned trait. Building resilience is a challenging journey and individuals must exert…

BGLCorpJanuary 30, 2019

What will your accounting tech stack look like in 2019? HomepageIn the MediaTechnology

What will your accounting tech stack look like in 2019?

As we hit the ground running in 2019, it’s time to relook at accounting technology…

BGLCorpJanuary 29, 2019

BGL partners with all our clients BGL UpdateHomepageNews

BGL partners with all our clients

BGL has been a software and services supplier in the accounting industry for almost 30…

Ron LeshJanuary 22, 2019

Extended Family with Jennifer and Elaine Podcast

Extended Family with Jennifer and Elaine

Host of the Pod Jorge Tsipos sits down and has a chat with some of…

BGLCorpJanuary 18, 2019

Mixed reviews for PC report’s minimum threshold HomepageIn the MediaIndustry

Mixed reviews for PC report’s minimum threshold

While some have welcomed the Productivity Commission’s proposal of a $500,000 minimum suggested balance amount…

BGLCorpJanuary 18, 2019

Read this before setting your goals for 2019 HomepageIn the MediaWellness

Read this before setting your goals for 2019

We live in an age of instant gratification. We want instant results. Whether it’s a…

BGLCorpJanuary 16, 2019

SMSF Annual Pension Obligations HomepageIndustryNews

SMSF Annual Pension Obligations

The benefit of hindsight is a wonderful thing, in particular when it came to the…

BGLCorpJanuary 15, 2019

Accounting industry – It’s time to take the lead! HomepageIndustryNews

Accounting industry – It’s time to take the lead!

Remember the 1980s. Greed was good. Until Paul Keating killed it - it was the…

BGLCorpJanuary 8, 2019

Simple Fund 360 – A pivotal year for both Human and Machine Learning HomepageNewsSimple Fund 360

Simple Fund 360 – A pivotal year for both Human and Machine Learning

It’s that time of year where as a Product Manager you begin to reflect on the…

BGLCorpDecember 21, 2018

Sole Practitioner with Jacqui Chellew Podcast

Sole Practitioner with Jacqui Chellew

BGL Account Manager and host of the pod Jorge Tsipos interviews director of Nutwood Financial,…

BGLCorpDecember 21, 2018

BGL Software Update: Multi-Factor Authentication CAS 360HomepageNewsSimple Fund 360

BGL Software Update: Multi-Factor Authentication

We at BGL would like to announce the release of Multi-Factor Authentication in CAS 360 and…

BGLCorpDecember 18, 2018

Australia’s first ETF for SMSFs HomepageNews

Australia’s first ETF for SMSFs

SelfWealth has just announced the launching of a new ETF in 2019, the SMSF Leaders…

BGLCorpDecember 18, 2018

Software updates: CAS 360 & Simple Fund 360 HomepageNews

Software updates: CAS 360 & Simple Fund 360

We are proud to announce the release of significant CAS 360 and Simple Fund 360…

BGLCorpDecember 12, 2018

Offshoring with Nick Sinclair Podcast

Offshoring with Nick Sinclair

BGL Account Manager and host of the pod Jorge Tsipos interviews Nick Sinclair the Chairman…

BGLCorpDecember 8, 2018

Trust management in CAS 360! HomepageNews

Trust management in CAS 360!

Over the course of 2018 we have added a huge amount of features for trust…

BGLCorpDecember 7, 2018

BGL disputes findings in Grattan Institute’s recent self serving report HomepageNews

BGL disputes findings in Grattan Institute’s recent self serving report

BGL is concerned about flaws in the recently released ‘Money in Retirement: More than Enough’…

BGLCorpNovember 28, 2018

Total superannuation balance and limited recourse borrowing arrangements: Part 2 HomepageNews

Total superannuation balance and limited recourse borrowing arrangements: Part 2

In Part 2 of our series, we examine how the proposed law applies to members…

BGLCorpNovember 28, 2018

A case for listening to your accountant HomepageIn the Media

A case for listening to your accountant

Business owners take all sorts of advice for many things but how seriously do they…

BGLCorpNovember 26, 2018

Smarter SMSF with Aaron Dunn Podcast

Smarter SMSF with Aaron Dunn

Host of the pod Jorge Tsipos interviews Aaron Dunn of Smarter SMSF about the 2018…

BGLCorpNovember 23, 2018

We’re improving your BGL support experience with Zendesk! HomepageNews

We’re improving your BGL support experience with Zendesk!

Having a great product is .. well .. great! But good support is even better!…

BGLCorpNovember 23, 2018

Total superannuation balance and limited recourse borrowing arrangements: Part 1 HomepageNews

Total superannuation balance and limited recourse borrowing arrangements: Part 1

This article (the first in a two-part series) examines the effect of the proposed law…

BGLCorpNovember 20, 2018

The new ‘ipso facto’ regime and SMSFs HomepageNews

The new ‘ipso facto’ regime and SMSFs

The new law pertaining to ‘ipso facto’ clauses came into operation on 1 July 2018.…

BGLCorpNovember 13, 2018

What disqualifies you from having an SMSF? HomepageNews

What disqualifies you from having an SMSF?

This article covers the main ways a person becomes a disqualified person, the consequences of…

BGLCorpNovember 9, 2018

Product with Stephen Jackel Podcast

Product with Stephen Jackel

Host of the BGL Podcast Jorge Tsipos talks to Stephen Jackel, the CTO of MyProsperity…

BGLCorpNovember 9, 2018

BGL analyses the use of reserves in over 175,000 funds in Simple Fund 360 HomepageNews

BGL analyses the use of reserves in over 175,000 funds in Simple Fund 360

BGL has analysed data from over 175,000 funds in light of the recent announcements regarding…

BGLCorpOctober 23, 2018

Growth with Mike McHenry Podcast

Growth with Mike McHenry

BGL host Jorge Tsipos chats with Mike McHenry from Super AA to discuss outsourcing, business…

BGLCorpOctober 19, 2018

BGL integrates Simple Fund 360 with Netwealth HomepageIn the Media

BGL integrates Simple Fund 360 with Netwealth

BGL has teamed up with Netwealth to import daily investments data feeds from its platform…

BGLCorpOctober 18, 2018

Minimising lost opportunity: Payments above ABP minimum HomepageNews

Minimising lost opportunity: Payments above ABP minimum

Significant time has passed since the introduction of the transfer balance cap (‘TBC’). During this…

BGLCorpOctober 15, 2018

Customer Experience with Chris Taylor Podcast

Customer Experience with Chris Taylor

Host of the BGL Podcast Jorge Tsipos has a chat with Chris Taylor from TAG…

BGLCorpOctober 13, 2018

SMSF software firm unveils new retirement notification tool HomepageIn the Media

SMSF software firm unveils new retirement notification tool

One of the major SMSF software firms has developed a new declaration of retirement feature…

BGLCorpOctober 12, 2018

In a world of technology, sometimes it’s nice to catch up face to face!

A Simple Fund 360 Story

Find Your Why with Natalie Lennon Podcast

Find Your Why with Natalie Lennon

Host of the BGL Podcast Jorge Tsipos has a chat with Natalie Lennon from two…

BGLCorpOctober 5, 2018

Why should the deposit be paid by the SMSF trustee? HomepageNews

Why should the deposit be paid by the SMSF trustee?

When self managed superannuation funds (‘SMSFs’) borrow to acquire real property, one of the common…

BGLCorpOctober 1, 2018

Reliability, confidentiality and excellence, always!

A Simple Fund 360 Story

BGL follows up Simple Fund 360 Trustee Query with interactive SMS in CAS 360 HomepageNews

BGL follows up Simple Fund 360 Trustee Query with interactive SMS in CAS 360

The new functionality provides CAS 360 clients with the ability to receive document and fee…

BGLCorpSeptember 25, 2018

SMSF software firm launches automatic SMS alerts HomepageIn the Media

SMSF software firm launches automatic SMS alerts

One of the major SMSF software providers has released new SMS and email features to…

BGLCorpSeptember 25, 2018

Culture with Daniel Tramontana Podcast

Culture with Daniel Tramontana

BGL Podcast host Jorge Tsipos interviews the General Manager of BGL Daniel Tramontana about building…

BGLCorpSeptember 21, 2018

BGL concerned by CAANZ comments on Accountants Exemption News

BGL concerned by CAANZ comments on Accountants Exemption

BGL Corporate Solutions, Australia's leading supplier of SMSF administration and ASIC corporate compliance solutions, is…

BGLCorpSeptember 21, 2018

2-way SMS’s in CAS 360 BGL UpdateCAS 360HomepageNews

2-way SMS’s in CAS 360

From the very beginning of CAS 360 we wanted to make sure CAS 360 not…

BGLCorpSeptember 21, 2018

Cryptocurrency Roundtable Podcast

Cryptocurrency Roundtable

Host of the BGL Podcast Jorge Tsipos mediates a roundtable with some of Australia’s most…

BGLCorpSeptember 14, 2018

Don’t buy ASIC corporate compliance software without asking these questions… HomepageNews

Don’t buy ASIC corporate compliance software without asking these questions…

There is lots of hype at the moment around ASIC corporate compliance software. But many…

Ron LeshSeptember 13, 2018

Selecting the best SMSF admin software is easy… HomepageNews

Selecting the best SMSF admin software is easy…

You don't need to read an eBook to select the best SMSF software...

Ron LeshSeptember 12, 2018

CAS 360 New features! HomepageNews

CAS 360 New features!

It's with great pleasure that we announce CAS 360 V.39 has been released!

BGLCorpSeptember 7, 2018

BGL releases integration with Xero HQ HomepageNews

BGL releases integration with Xero HQ

BGL is proud to announce the release of two way integration with Xero HQ, allowing…

BGLCorpSeptember 5, 2018

Proposed 3 Year Audit Changes with Belinda Aisbett Podcast

Proposed 3 Year Audit Changes with Belinda Aisbett

Podcast host Jorge Tsipos sits down with Belinda Aisbett from Super Sphere to talk about…

BGLCorpAugust 31, 2018

User Journey with Warren Renden Podcast

User Journey with Warren Renden

Podcast host Jorge Tsipos sits down with Warren Renden, our CAS360 product manager and has…

BGLCorpAugust 30, 2018

Proposed regulation to extend SuperStream to all SMSFs HomepageNews

Proposed regulation to extend SuperStream to all SMSFs

On 17 July 2018, Treasury released exposure draft legislation which broadly extends the operation of…

BGLCorpAugust 29, 2018

SMSF software giant ups AI play HomepageIn the Media

SMSF software giant ups AI play

Following the initial launch of its artificial intelligence assistant earlier this year, BGL has now…

BGLCorpAugust 28, 2018

‘Smart Matching’ added to Simple Fund 360, allows code free bank processing HomepageIn the Media

‘Smart Matching’ added to Simple Fund 360, allows code free bank processing

BGL has added part 2 of its AI Assistant – ‘Smart Matching’, which allows what…

BGLCorpAugust 27, 2018

BGL wins 2018 CoreData Best SMSF Accounting / Administration Software Service Provider Award BGL UpdateHomepageNews

BGL wins 2018 CoreData Best SMSF Accounting / Administration Software Service Provider Award

Last night, BGL was awarded the 2018 CoreData Best SMSF Accounting / Administration Software Service Provider…

Ron LeshAugust 25, 2018

Stage 2 of BGL’s AI Assistant released HomepageNews

Stage 2 of BGL’s AI Assistant released

Stage 2 of our AI Deep Learning Research introduces ‘Smart Matching’ - an innovation that…

BGLCorpAugust 24, 2018

Touted $1m SMSF cap dealt a blow with new survey HomepageIn the Media

Touted $1m SMSF cap dealt a blow with new survey

Less than one-fifth of SMSF professionals believe a starting balance of $400,000 or greater is…

BGLCorpAugust 23, 2018

SMSF Insights Report release at REGTECH 18. HomepageIn the Media

SMSF Insights Report release at REGTECH 18.

We are proud to announce our latest release at BGL REGTECH 2018, Accountants in Beta:…

BGLCorpAugust 16, 2018

The sole purpose test substantially clarified by the Full Federal Court in Aussiegolfa Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation HomepageNews

The sole purpose test substantially clarified by the Full Federal Court in Aussiegolfa Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation

A recent unanimous decision of the Full Federal Court represents a major win for SMSFs…

BGLCorpAugust 15, 2018

Strategies to reduce your total superannuation balance: Part 3 HomepageNews

Strategies to reduce your total superannuation balance: Part 3

In the part 3 of our series, we examine two other strategies to reduce an…

BGLCorpAugust 14, 2018

Process with Melanie Bouchier-Jafari Podcast

Process with Melanie Bouchier-Jafari

Podcast host Jorge Tsipos sits down with Founder of TrailBlazer Consulting Group Melanie Bouchier-Jafari to discuss process…

BGLCorpAugust 10, 2018

Software boss gathers lobby to revive accountants exemption HomepageIn the Media

Software boss gathers lobby to revive accountants exemption

Given the limited licence has fallen flat and new education standards are set to cost…

BGLCorpAugust 3, 2018

BGL set to launch new SMSF services, partner integrations HomepageIn the Media

BGL set to launch new SMSF services, partner integrations

Software company BGL is working to build further integration with different practice management systems and…

BGLCorpAugust 1, 2018

Report finds profit sweet spot with SMSF client numbers HomepageIn the Media

Report finds profit sweet spot with SMSF client numbers

The number of SMSF clients is one of the key factors determining whether SMSF services…

BGLCorpJuly 31, 2018

Real data to show PC SMSF data is simply wrong… BGL UpdateHomepageNews

Real data to show PC SMSF data is simply wrong…

We at BGL are increasingly concerned about the continuing attacks on SMSFs in the media…

Ron LeshJuly 27, 2018

BGL joins in fight against minimum SMSF cap HomepageIn the Media

BGL joins in fight against minimum SMSF cap

SMSF software company BGL has released new data on SMSF administration costs to challenge assertions…

BGLCorpJuly 27, 2018

Tax is Emotionless with Wayne Promnitz Podcast

Tax is Emotionless with Wayne Promnitz

Podcast host Jorge Tsipos sits down with a Principal of the SMSF division of Sinclair…

BGLCorpJuly 27, 2018

BGL announces integration with Acis BGL UpdateCAS 360HomepageNewsSimple Fund 360

BGL announces integration with Acis

BGL is pleased to announce the integration with Acis, one of Australia’s largest providers of…

BGLCorpJuly 24, 2018

BGL announces integration with document provider HomepageIn the Media

BGL announces integration with document provider

SMSF software company BGL has announced a new integration with a document provider that creates…

BGLCorpJuly 24, 2018

BGL updates software to tackle ECPI changes HomepageIn the Media

BGL updates software to tackle ECPI changes

SMSF software company BGL has added new actuarial certificate processes to Simple Fund 360.

BGLCorpJuly 20, 2018

Simple Fund 360 releases ECPI update! HomepageNews

Simple Fund 360 releases ECPI update!

We are pleased to announce the release of the new actuarial certificate process in Simple…

Ron LeshJuly 20, 2018

Proposed SG amnesty raises opportunities and risks HomepageNews

Proposed SG amnesty raises opportunities and risks

On 24 May 2018, the government announced a 12 month superannuation guarantee (‘SG’) amnesty (‘Amnesty’)…

BGLCorpJuly 18, 2018

Cash for comment in the SMSF media industry…. HomepageNews

Cash for comment in the SMSF media industry….

Over the past 10 years, the number of media outlets and mask-heads covering accounting and…

Ron LeshJuly 12, 2018

The Story of BGL with Ron Lesh Podcast

The Story of BGL with Ron Lesh

Pod host Jorge Tsipos sits down for a chat with BGL's Managing Director Ron Lesh…

BGLCorpJuly 11, 2018

From The Trenches Podcast: #65 – End of Year Party HomepageIn the Media

From The Trenches Podcast: #65 – End of Year Party

From The Trenches’ - Real Life in the Accounting Industry presented by Paul Meissner and…

BGLCorpJuly 11, 2018

Mobile app in the works from SMSF software giant HomepageIn the Media

Mobile app in the works from SMSF software giant

BGL Corporate Solutions has developed the first stage of a mobile application that will allow…

BGLCorpJuly 11, 2018

BGL releases first stage of Simple Fund 360 SMSF mobile application – The Trustee Query. HomepageNews

BGL releases first stage of Simple Fund 360 SMSF mobile application – The Trustee Query.

BGL is delighted to announce the release of stage 1 of the Simple Fund 360…

BGLCorpJuly 11, 2018

New services dealing with pensions headaches hit the market In the Media

New services dealing with pensions headaches hit the market

Heffron SMSF Solutions has added new features to its actuarial certificate service to assist SMSF…

BGLCorpJuly 11, 2018

Winners reveal their secrets in securing a 2018 SMSF Award HomepageIn the Media

Winners reveal their secrets in securing a 2018 SMSF Award

The 2018 SMSF Awards winners have been revealed, and this year's winners have spoken to…

BGLCorpJuly 6, 2018

2018 SMSF Adviser SMSF Software Provider Winner! HomepageNews

2018 SMSF Adviser SMSF Software Provider Winner!

Last night BGL won the SMSF Adviser SMSF Software Provider of the Year 2018 award.

Ron LeshJuly 6, 2018

Winners of 2018 SMSF Awards revealed HomepageIn the Media

Winners of 2018 SMSF Awards revealed

SMSF Adviser is pleased to present the winners of the 2018 SMSF Awards, recognising and…

BGLCorpJuly 5, 2018

BGL announces integration with fintech firm HomepageIn the Media

BGL announces integration with fintech firm

SMSF software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has integrated with a financial software firm that provides…

BGLCorpJuly 5, 2018

A BIG THANK YOU to our clients… HomepageIn the MediaNews

A BIG THANK YOU to our clients…

Last Friday, I had the opportunity at our EOFY event to say a BIG thank…

Ron LeshJuly 5, 2018

BGL announces integration with fintech firm HomepageIn the Media

BGL announces integration with fintech firm

SMSF software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has integrated with a financial software firm that provides…

BGLCorpJuly 4, 2018

BGL Corporate Solutions adds AdviserLogic integration to Simple Fund 360 HomepageNews

BGL Corporate Solutions adds AdviserLogic integration to Simple Fund 360

BGL is pleased to announce AdviserLogic has joined the Simple Fund 360 Marketplace.

BGLCorpJuly 4, 2018

AI with Matt Crofts Podcast

AI with Matt Crofts

On the very first episode of the BGL Podcast Jorge Tsipos sits down with the…

BGLCorpJuly 2, 2018

Service providers brace for ‘biggest ECPI changes in a decade’ HomepageIn the Media

Service providers brace for ‘biggest ECPI changes in a decade’

Changes to the calculation of exempt current pension income are now in effect for 2017–18…

BGLCorpJune 29, 2018

CAS 360 New features! BGL UpdateCAS 360HomepageNews

CAS 360 New features!

It's with great pleasure that we announce CAS 360 V.34 has been released!

BGLCorpJune 29, 2018

Does your ASIC corporate compliance software comply with Corporations Act? BGL UpdateCAS 360In the MediaNews

Does your ASIC corporate compliance software comply with Corporations Act?

There is only one reason accountants and others have corporate compliance software: To comply with…

Ron LeshJune 28, 2018

‘It just won’t happen’: SMSFs struggle to hit EOFY deadline In the Media

‘It just won’t happen’: SMSFs struggle to hit EOFY deadline

SMSF service providers are anticipating a serious spike in late lodgers this year, as professionals…

BGLCorpJune 27, 2018

Is your SMSF financial year ready? BGL UpdateHomepageNews

Is your SMSF financial year ready?

2017/18 has been a year of huge change and there is a lot to think about…

Ron LeshJune 26, 2018

Strategies to reduce your total superannuation balance: Part 2 HomepageNews

Strategies to reduce your total superannuation balance: Part 2

Joseph Cheung, Lawyer and William Fettes, Senior Associate, DBA Lawyers An individual’s total superannuation balance…

BGLCorpJune 25, 2018

2018 SMSF Annual Return and much more! HomepageNews

2018 SMSF Annual Return and much more!

BGL has just released the 18 SMSF Annual Return and associated schedules in Simple Fund…

BGLCorpJune 21, 2018

Reducing your total superannuation balance BGL UpdateHomepageNews

Reducing your total superannuation balance

Written by Joseph Cheung, Lawyer and William Fettes, Senior Associate, at DBA Lawyers  Read more >

BGLCorpJune 21, 2018

Software vs eBooks HomepageNews

Software vs eBooks

At times one shakes one's head in amazement. We at BGL think it is important…

Ron LeshJune 20, 2018

BGL announces new SMSF services, integrations In the Media

BGL announces new SMSF services, integrations

SMSF software company BGL has announced the release of the 2018 SMSF annual return on…

BGLCorpJune 19, 2018

Go Pink day! News

Go Pink day!

From 18 – 24 June, the National Breast Cancer Foundation and BGL are challenging the…

BGLCorpJune 18, 2018

BGL boss knocks back SMSF cash concerns with 140,000 funds as evidence In the Media

BGL boss knocks back SMSF cash concerns with 140,000 funds as evidence

BGL’s managing director, Ron Lesh, has used an analysis of 140,000 funds to hit back…

BGLCorpJune 13, 2018

Lies, damned lies and statistics… in SMSF data HomepageNews

Lies, damned lies and statistics… in SMSF data

I always wondered where this colloquialism came from and whom used it first. As I was…

Ron LeshJune 11, 2018

Bentleys Tasmania selects BGL solutions HomepageNews

Bentleys Tasmania selects BGL solutions

BGL Corporate Solutions, Australia's leading supplier of SMSF administration and ASIC corporate compliance solutions is…

BGLCorpJune 5, 2018

Success Story: Muscillo Romano! HomepageNews

Success Story: Muscillo Romano!

I have had the pleasure of working with Canio and his partner Michele from Muscillo…

BGLCorpJune 1, 2018

BGL releases multi-fund reporting for TBAR In the Media

BGL releases multi-fund reporting for TBAR

SMSF software provider BGL has released new features on its software to allow multi-fund reporting…

BGLCorpJune 1, 2018

Mafematica and BGL form partnership In the Media

Mafematica and BGL form partnership

The trend of software and fintech providers forming partnerships has spread to retirement planning, with…

BGLCorpJune 1, 2018