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Strategy, Superannuation

SMSFs including family members has pitfalls

SMSFs adult family members

The director of a mid-tier accounting firm has recommended serious assessment be performed before including adult family members in an SMSF due to the additional elements of risk associated with this strategy.

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Strategy, Superannuation

Restrictions on 13.22c trusts may trigger blow-up

Restrictions on 13.22c trusts

Tight restrictions around the use of 13.22c trusts should be a warning to SMSF trustees to approach them with caution or risk facing a complete unwinding of any related arrangements.

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Retirement, Strategy

Trustee structure key in retirement income decision

smsf trustee affect retirement income

Whether an SMSF has an individual trustee or a corporate trustee can dictate how benefits are paid out to its members in retirement.

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Investments, Strategy

SMSF strategies can help non-SMSF investors

SMSF; investment; strategy; investors

An SMSF investment strategy can provide essential guidance to investors, even if they don’t have an SMSF, a personal finance expert says.

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Retirement, Strategy

New financial year should prompt strategy review

retirement; savings; strategy

The new financial year and the changes it brings to the superannuation rules should prompt advisers and their clients to review their retirement savings strategies.

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Retirement, Strategy

Aged care skills needed to meet ethics code

Aged care; ethics; financial advisers

Financial advisers who fail to consider aged care as part of their advice offering may be in breach of ethics requirements set down by FASEA.

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ATO, Strategy

Paperwork and purpose provide NALI protection

Having sufficient paperwork and an investment strategy aligned to the purpose of an SMSF will help avoid claims against NALI arrangements, according to a financial services lawyer.

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Administration, Strategy

30 June traps avoidable, but record-keeping vital

Advisers have options to make contributions to an SMSF in the days leading up to the end of the financial year, but need to be proactive in recording dates of transfer.

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Documentation, Strategy

Abbott to seek funds, continues political push

Man taking money out of wallet for crowdsourcing

SMSF expert Grant Abbott will seek crowdsourced funding to expand his fledgling document business and has also committed to growing his recently launched political party.

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Property, Strategy

Division 7A changes pose potential trustee risk

SMSFs with related-party loans should be wary of a range of changes slated for Division 7A loan rules.

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