Nov 29, 2019
The downsizer contribution allows individuals, who may be prevented from making superannuation contributions due to their age, work status, contributions caps or their total superannuation balance, the ability to make superannuation contributions using some of the...
Mar 26, 2019
In order for a SMSF to enter into an investment with any parties without contravening the Superannuation Law, it is imperative that the SMSF trustee determines whether the investment transaction is entered into with a related party of the SMSF. This is because the law...
Nov 28, 2018
Investing in gold I am often asked by self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) members if their superannuation fund can invest in gold? When an SMSF member is considering investing in gold or other precious metals, they need to consider whether the investment could...
Sep 4, 2018
Most Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) members would be aware that in order for their SMSF to receive an income tax exemption on investment earnings of assets or a capital gains tax exemption from the sale of assets, their SMSF would need to use the assets to...
Aug 3, 2018
When the Federal government first introduced the legal structure of a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) into the Superannuation Law on 8 October 1999, it was mainly intended for family members who operated small businesses together. Due to the Superannuation...
Nov 3, 2017
Bitcoin, introduced on 3 January 2009, is an electronic currency known as “cryptocurrency”. It is a form of digital public money that is created by mathematical computations and policed by millions of computer users called “miners”. In essence, it is electricity...
