Super for different visas
September 18, 2019 8:54 am Leave your thoughtsAustralian employers are required to pay super to their employees when they earn $450 a week or meet specific criteria... Read More
Categories for super
Salary sacrificing super
September 10, 2019 9:13 am Leave your thoughtsContributing extra to your superannuation is a good way to boost your retirement funds. One of the ways you can... Read More
Diversification requirements for SMSFs
September 3, 2019 11:04 am Leave your thoughtsThe ATO has identified approximately 17,700 SMSFs where investment strategies may not meet the requirements under regulation 4.09 of the... Read More
Succession planning for your SMSF
August 28, 2019 11:05 am Leave your thoughtsA mandatory component of managing a self-managed super fund (SMSF) is planning out what will happen to the fund if... Read More
What to look for when choosing a super fund
August 19, 2019 9:37 am Leave your thoughtsOver the course of your life, the contributions made to your superannuation fund can often end up being your greatest... Read More
Ineligible downsizer contributions and how they are administered
August 12, 2019 8:53 am Leave your thoughtsWhen a downsizer contribution is ineligible, the fund must re-assess the amount in accordance with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations... Read More
Illegal early release of super on ATO watch-list
August 6, 2019 10:48 am Leave your thoughtsIllegal early release of super (IER) is one of the risk areas that the ATO has identified as being of... Read More
Tax requirements for capped defined benefit income streams
July 29, 2019 11:01 am Leave your thoughtsMembers who receive income from one or more capped defined benefit income streams may have additional tax liabilities. They would... Read More
What SMSF records should you keep?
July 22, 2019 8:58 am Leave your thoughtsA key responsibility for trustees of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is to ensure proper and accurate tax and superannuation records... Read More
SMSF rollovers in SuperStream to be deferred
July 15, 2019 9:31 am Leave your thoughtsThe 2019-2020 Federal Budget suggested a deferral of the extension of SuperStream to self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) rollovers from 30... Read More