SMSF trustees should not adopt rules for superannuation estate planning without checking whether they actually apply to their fund.

Selecting the most appropriate legal jurisdiction to govern an SMSF is crucial to fortifying estate planning strategies from court challenges.

SMSF trustees should, before they die, resolve any conflict of interest around death benefits that stem from naming a beneficiary as executor.

The treatment of superannuation benefits in the event of a member dying remains an area largely misunderstood by the general public.

Four separate court cases have now confirmed SMSF BDBNs are not covered by super laws regarding witness numbers and validity periods.

Death benefit rollovers will be treated differently under SuperStream from 1 October, depending on who the beneficiary is in the eyes of the ATO.