by Guy Wuoti | Wed, May, 2021 | SMSF Gold Coast, Accessing your super, Adviser, Boosting your Balance, Facts & Figures, Pensions, SMSF News, SMSF Options, SMSF Setup, Tax
As expected, this year’s Federal Budget has a strong emphasis on job growth and women’s security. From an SMSF perspective, there were some welcome surprises for SMSF trustees, the key measures that you should be aware of are outlined below. All measures...
by Guy Wuoti | Tue, May, 2019 | SMSF News, Accessing your super, Adviser, Boosting your Balance, Facts & Figures, Investments, SMSF Options, SMSF Setup, Tax, Tips and traps, Trustee
The Coalition Government has been re-elected in the 2019 Federal Election, with a small majority of seats in the House of Representatives, after taking a policy of stability for superannuation to the election. After the introduction of the significant legislative...
by smsfoptions | Wed, May, 2018 | SMSF Options, Facts & Figures, SMSF News, Tips and traps, Trustee
An SMSF friendly budget is the good news coming out of the 2018-19 Federal Budget. With SMSF members still working through the wide-reaching and complex superannuation changes which took effect from 1 July 2017, this Federal Budget will provide much needed stability...
by smsfoptions | Thu, Nov, 2017 | Pensions, Accessing your super, Adviser, Facts & Figures, SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps, Trustee
With the new super rules beginning on 1 July 2017, your requirement to report information about your SMSF and the pensions it pays you and other fund members may be changing. This is driven by the introduction of the new $1.6 million transfer balance cap which limits...
by smsfoptions | Fri, Oct, 2017 | SMSF Options, Adviser, Facts & Figures, Pensions, SMSF News, SMSF Setup, Trustee
The changes to superannuation announced in the 2016 Federal Budget have been passed by Parliament with the majority of reforms taking effect on 1 July 2017. One significant change relates to the introduction of the transfer balance cap and the limit this imposes on...
by smsfoptions | Tue, Oct, 2017 | SMSF Options, Facts & Figures, SMSF News, SMSF Setup, Tax, Tips and traps, Trustee
The self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector has established itself as an important and enduring part of the Australian superannuation system with over 1.1 million Australians choosing to use an SMSF to manage their retirement savings. This article provides an...