The reduction in minimum pension drawdown amounts will have a greater impact in the next financial year, but trustees should be planning for it in the near future.

SMSF administrators should take the time to review their procedures and administration systems in order to prevent a fund failing to meet minimum pension payments.

Trustees should understand how the death of an SMSF member could lead to potential TBC and property issues, an SMSF legal expert says.

The ATO’s guidance on minimum pension requirements for SMSFs raises some key questions, an actuarial services provider says.