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Trustees trapped in nightmare of new expense rules
First published in the Financial Review on 13 June 2023. What is being forgotten is that the goal behind the change was to target SMSFs that enter borrowing arrangements with
accountantsGPS – Adding Value to Your Practice
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LRBA safe harbour interest rates set to increase on 1 July 2023
With 1 July just around the corner, it’s important for SMSF trustees with a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) to start planning for the increased liquidity pressures resulting from the
Restructuring Market-Linked Pensions (MLPs) – The wait for a commutation authority continues
The ATO have updated their website to reset the expectations of taxpayers who have restructured a MLP and are waiting on a commutation authority to be issued before they can
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$3m super tax cap will hit farmers’ finances
First published in the Financial Review on 15 June 2023. Agricultural landowners are often asset rich and cash poor – which is why they will be gravely disadvantaged by the
ATO UPDATE: Restructuring market-linked pensions
With the introduction of the transfer balance cap regime, a market-linked pension that was commuted and restarted on or after 1 July 2017 may have resulted in the member exceeding
accsource – 10 ways for SMSF managers to promote efficiency and save time
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Do this after June 30 and you could boost your super by $110,000
First published in the Financial Review on 17 May 2023. Getting the timing right on contributions is just one of a host of things SMSF members need to pull together
Technical Newsletter: Edition 1
Edition 1 January 2023 – April 2023 Compiled by the SMSF Association’s technical team, this Technical Newsletter provides a snapshot of key SMSF legislative and technical developments which have occurred
One of these four things could push you over the planned $3m super cap
First published in the Financial Review on 26 April 2023. Capital gains tax liabilities and a sudden surge in asset prices just before June 20 are just two of them.
Fixing the ‘work test’ for company directors to allow deductible contributions
It all seemed settled. Since 1 July 2022, the requirement for anyone aged between 67 and 75 to satisfy a work test – or be gainfully employed – before making