The small business CGT concessions can be advantageous when combined with an SMSF strategy.

Although the Australian equites market is going through a challenging time good investment opportunities still exist.

SMSF members should consider allocations to global property in order to maximise the benefits from investing in real estate.

It’s useful to know what’s happened to the super system in the past given the significant changes currently pending.

Edition 39 of selfmanagedsuper features the publication’s annual SMSF Roundtable involving four highly respected sector specialists. Topics discussed include the implications of the change of government, the non-arm’s length expenditure rules, new contributions rules, six-member funds, the requirement for some trustees to acquire a director identification number, and cryptocurrency investments. Our regular contributors examine what to do when a fund has in-house assets, the arguments for having a one-member fund, the variety of tax issues involved with superannuation, and the key considerations when making contributions.

Edition 38 of selfmanagedsuper considers what changes have taken place in regards to investment strategies since the ATO sent letters to around 18,000 funds in 2019 and also examines what the release of fund performance data means for the SMSF sector. Our regular contributors look at the benefits and pitfalls of creating a family super fund using the six-member rules, what needs to be done when a trust deed is lost, the need to review estate planning strategies given recent changes to legislation and a new structure to use collective investments in SMSFs.

Edition 37 of selfmanagedsuper examines an issue that has implications for every single SMSF trustee – Director Identification Numbers – and what needs to be done to comply with this new regime. Our regular contributors consider the value of alternative assets in an investment portfolio, and optimising tax outcomes for an SMSF. The details of […]

Edition 36 of selfmanagedsuper reviews the winners of the annual SMSF Service Provider Awards, presented in conjunction with CoreData and now in their ninth year. Our regular contributors consider the place of private equity in SMSF portfolios and the benefits of six-member SMSFs for business owners, as well as different issues around owning property – […]