News & Articles

Minimum Pension Reduction for this Year and Next

Posted on: Sunday, April 26th, 2020
In response to the decline in asset prices, the Government have announced a temporary reduction in the minimum pension factors for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years. As a result, minimum pensions for each year are now halved. The...
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ATO lodgement deferral for SMSFs

Posted on: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
The ATO has today announced a blanket lodgement deferral for 2018/19 SMSF Annual Returns to 30 June 2020.While this is a welcome development, we need to recognise that the extra time will slip by quickly given the challenges of...
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Rent Relief for SMSFs

Posted on: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
by Alex PolorotoffFollowing the recent Government announcements regarding relief for tenants of rental properties, the ATO has clarified their guidance on how this impacts SMSFs.Briefly, they have indicated they will allow SMSFs...
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How Recent Super Changes Affect ABPs and TRIS

Posted on: Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Despite the recent superannuation reforms, and the introduction of the new transfer balance cap, starting an ABP is still very tax-effective, since the income from the assets supporting the ABP (i.e., basically up to $1.6 million...
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Why it’s important to review the Trust Deed of a SMSF

Posted on: Thursday, October 26th, 2017
The Trust Deed of a Self Managed Superannuation Fund governs the operation of the Fund.  While Superannuation Legislation changes from time to time, if the deed does not allow for certain actions then that action is not allowed and can...
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