by Guy Wuoti | Tue, Feb, 2017 | Tips and traps, Contribution Caps, Contributions, Facts & Figures, SMSF News, SMSF Options, SMSF Setup, Trustee
With many of the changes announced in the 2016 Federal Budget now passed by Parliament, there is an amount of certainty that you can have when approaching your SMSF planning and the contributions you might wish to make to your SMSF. The Government is lowering both the...
by Guy Wuoti | Mon, Nov, 2016 | Accessing your super, Facts & Figures, Pensions, SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps, Trustee
As the end of the year is drawing rapidly to a close it may feel like the changes to the Asset Test for the Aged Pension have just been drawn up, however, these were announced in the 2015 Federal Budget. As a trustee, you may be asking yourself, “what does this really...
by Guy Wuoti | Mon, Oct, 2016 | Boosting your Balance, Contribution Caps, Contributions, Facts & Figures, SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps, Trustee
Are you clear on what non‑concessional contributions you can contribute in a year? With the Government abandoning its policy to introduce a $500,000 lifetime cap for non-concessional contributions are you clear on what non-concessional contributions you can make to...
by Guy Wuoti | Tue, Jun, 2016 | SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps
The decision made by voters in the United Kingdom (UK) last week to leave the European Union (EU) – known as Brexit – has had an immediate and momentous impact on financial markets across the globe. The UK leaving the EU is one of the most significant political...
by Guy Wuoti | Tue, May, 2016 | SMSF News, SMSF Options
A reduction in concessional contribution caps, the lowering of the Division 293 tax threshold, capping tax-free assets in retirement and a lifetime limit for non-concessional contributions are just some of the changes that were in the Government Budget announcements...
by Guy Wuoti | Fri, May, 2016 | SMSF Options, Adviser, Artwork & Collectables, Investments, SMSF News, Tips and traps
Collectables and personal-use assets include assets such as artwork, jewellery, antiques, vehicles, boats and wine. If your SMSF acquired any of these assets before 1 July 2011 you have until 1 July 2016 to meet the new rules, which include: the asset is not being...