Aug 27, 2024
Despite the Federal Government claiming changes to superannuation will make the system ‘more sustainable and fairer’, closer examination of the draft legislation reveals the measures are actually inequitable and unsustainable in the long term. At a simple level, plans...
Sep 15, 2019
Various industries within Australia hold or receive money on behalf of others. The entities operating within these industries, are required to open and manage a separate trust/client bank account under the relevant legislation, based on their industry. In order to...
Jun 22, 2016
Self-managed super funds (‘SMSFs’) are entitled to tax concessions on their investment income but only if they comply with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Legislation. This includes being audited each year by a registered SMSF auditor. Under the Guidance...
Oct 28, 2015
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) over the past few years have become the retirement vehicle of choice due to the flexibility that trustees have over investments and effective low tax rates. SMSFs are also an effective tool for estate planning, as it allows...
Sep 25, 2015
Having a pre-99 unit trust within a self-managed superannuation fund in the past was particularly useful to circumvent the borrowing rules and other limitations applied to the superannuation fund. Although there was a lot of speculation about closing pre-99 unit...
