Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

BDBNs, Death benefits, Platforms, Trusts

NowInfinity shares deed death benefit priorities

NowInfinity trust deed

NowInfinity has provided more detail as to the significance of the changes made to its trust deed, including the priority of death benefits.

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BDBNs, Death benefits, Estate Planning, Trusts

NowInfinity enhances trust deed

NowInfinity trust deed death benefit

NowInfinity has collaborated with clients and industry experts to enhance the estate planning features contained in its trust deed.

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Aged Care, Superannuation

ASFA rejects aged-care ring-fencing

ASFA Aged care superannuation

The notion of ring-fencing a segment of an individual’s retirement savings to fund aged care has not been supported by ASFA.

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ATO, Auditing

ATO and auditors not aligned

ATO SMSF auditors practice

The practices of some SMSF practitioners do not seem to be aligning with the ATO’s expectation of how the annual audit should be performed.

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Regulation, SMSFA, Tax

SMSFA broadens soft cap talks

$3 million soft cap SMSFA

The SMSF Association is engaging other industry bodies to help its campaign to have the government change the calculation method for the $3 million soft cap.

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LRBA, SMSF, Superannuation, Tax

LRBA TSB treatment a soft cap issue

$3 million soft cap LRBA apportioning

The apportioning of LRBA liabilities remaining to be paid to the total super balance of SMSF members is another $3 million soft cap issue.

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Investments, Markets

New unitised private debt fund released

Zagga CRED Fund unitised private debt

A new unitised private debt fund has been introduced to the Australian market, designed to provide a hedge against rising interest rates.

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ATO, Downsizer, Property

Downsizer timeframe absolute

Downsizer timeframe

The timeframe within which a downsizer contribution has to be made is definitive for all circumstances relating to this type of strategy.

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Compliance, In-house assets, LRBA

Loan key to holding trust asset

LRBA gearing strategy

An LRBA of any magnitude should be used for compliance purposes if an associated holding trust has acquired the asset in question.

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