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Compliance, SMSF, Trusts

Multi-fund trustees are dangerous

SMSF corporate trustee, compliance failures, Heffron, Sean Johnston, multiple funds, SIS Act, sole purpose trustee, Annie Dawson, ATO

While SMSF trustees have been warned not to use any company structure for a corporate trustee, that caution also should extend to how many funds are covered by a single trustee vehicle.

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financial advice, Pensions, Property, Retirement, SMSF, Superannuation

Debt-free retirement an advice opportunity

Financial advice to reduce mortgage advice will become increasingly crucial as more people carry debt into retirement.

Financial advice to reduce mortgage advice will become increasingly crucial as more people carry debt into retirement.

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Contributions

Third-party contributions delicate

superannuation contributions, SMSF, concessional contribution, Accurium, Anthony Cullen, transfer of assets, in-specie contribution, family trust, tax deduction

Contributions to an SMSF deemed to be made on behalf of a member by another party will count towards that person’s concessional cap.

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Pensions, Tax

Consider tax in indexation planning

Pension, transfer balance cap, indexation, SMSF, capital gains tax, Smarter SMSF, Tim Miller, pension commencement, SuperGuardian, exempt current pension income, ECPI, disregarded small fund assets, CGT, capital gains tax

Waiting for the indexation of the general transfer balance cap in July to start a pension may not be suitable for SMSF members staring down a large tax bill before the end of the financial year.

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financial advice, Investments, Property, SMSF, Superannuation

SMSFs stick with cash despite rate moves

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SMSFs are holding onto cash despite a recent decline in term deposit and savings rates, which should prompt them to consider other sources of income.

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Documentation, Property

 Class adds title search functionality

Class has added the ability for SMSF practitioners to search for property titles and valuations after expanding the number of data feeds coming into its platform.

Class has added the ability for SMSF practitioners to search for property titles and valuations after expanding the number of data feeds coming into its platform.

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ATO, Compliance, Regulation

Disqualification a family SMSF issue

Individuals should consider the implications a serious compliance breach will have before including family members as SMSF trustees.

Individuals should consider the implications a serious compliance breach will have before including family members as SMSF trustees.

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Education, LRBA, SMSF, Superannuation

LRBA rate gap a driver for change

The growing gap between the safe harbour interest rate for an LRBA and those on offer from commercial lenders may push some SMSFs to seek new borrowing arrangements.

The growing gap between the safe harbour interest rates for an LRBA and those on offer from commercial lenders may push some SMSFs to seek new borrowing arrangements.

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ASIC, Investments, SMSF

ASIC seeks closure of rollover scheme

ASIC has sought court orders to wind up a managed investment scheme that used cold calling and superannuation rollovers to get clients to invest.

ASIC has sought court orders to wind up a managed investment scheme that used cold calling and superannuation rollovers to get clients to invest.

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ATO, Retirement

Payday super consultation opens

Payday Superannuation legislation, ASFA, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Mary Delahunty, ATO, retirement savings,

The government will continue its efforts to introduce payday superannuation and is seeking input from the sector after releasing draft legislation.

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