FNSSUP431 — Terminate retirement income streams

1 Process outstanding transactions

• 1.1Determine identity and authority of person making enquiry in respect of client’s income stream
• 1.2Respond to enquiry relating to terminating retirement income stream by detailing proposed actions according to organisational policies and procedures
• 1.3Identify the type of income stream
• 1.4Determine whether the client is requesting a full or partial withdrawal or commutation from the income stream
• 1.5Determine whether income stream can be commuted, terminated or whether it permits partial withdrawals and whether a reversionary pension or payment to the client’s estate is available in the case of client’s death
• 1.6Assess whether client is exercising their rights under the cooling-off period

2 Complete and action fund documentation

• 2.1Record and communicate options to client or beneficiary and process required action according to their instructions and organisational procedures
• 2.2Process reversionary pension and other payments to the client’s estate in the event of client’s death, confirm relevant documentation has been received, and initiate claim staking processes where required
• 2.3Contact relevant person to obtain complying benefit payment request where payments are requested to be made to a third party
• 2.4Action client request to roll over a lump sum to another superannuation fund according to organisational procedures
• 2.5Establish a new reversionary income stream resulting from the termination of client’s income stream according to organisational policies and procedures
• 2.6Follow organisational procedures where a partial withdrawal by client from an account-based pension results in a breach of minimum and maximum range for income stream

3 Determine taxable component of terminated income stream

• 3.1Determine payment of a lump sum from an income stream, complying with legislative and regulatory requirements
• 3.2Establish client’s age to determine whether tax is payable where the lump sum is a full or part withdrawal or commutation is paid to the client
• 3.3Use Australian Tax Office (ATO) guidelines to confirm dependency status and age of beneficiaries or estate recipients where a lump sum is payable
• 3.4Follow organisational procedures regarding payment of a tax anti-detriment adjustment where a lump sum is payable to beneficiaries or the estate
• 3.5Calculate and record relevant tax component in system according to legislative requirements and operational procedures
• 3.6Prepare documentation relevant to taxation calculations and forward to required personnel for review according to organisational policies and procedures

4 Finalise payments

• 4.1Determine entitlements within authority levels and obtain sign-off
• 4.2Communicate outcome and nominated rollover fund details to client, beneficiary or client’s legal representative and send required information to client, their nominated rollover fund, beneficiary or legal representative, according to legislative and organisational requirements
• 4.3File copies of documents correctly and in a timely manner
• 4.4Respond to further client enquiries and refer complex enquiries to required personnel
• 4.5Implement system and process checks according to organisational policies and procedures, and correct irregularities
• 4.6Communicate irregularities to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures

What does an assessment tool for FNSSUP431 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FNSSUP431 needs to address all 49 unit components: 4 elements with 24 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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