Catch-up concessional super contributions a valuable asset

April 2020 Opinion piece written by John Maroney, CEO, SMSF Association Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 14 April 2020 Uncertain economic factors and turbulent sharemarkets as the coronavirus […]

Early access to super COVID-19 measure: Joint bodies ensure Australians can easily access professional advice

(Joint Media Release with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)) Five major Australian professional bodies – […]

COVID-19 submissions to the Australian Taxation Office

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association congratulates the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on their consultative and quick response to the various issues and concerns for the SMSF sector arising from […]

Salary relief throws lifeline to small businesses

The Federal Government’s $130 billion JobKeeper payment announced yesterday, when coupled with earlier measures in response to the economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus), will provide vital support to small business […]

SMSF Association endorses Government’s latest stimulus package

The SMSF Association supports the Federal Government’s latest stimulus package announced today, particularly those measures that will assist self-managed super fund trustees cope with the economic and social upheaval caused […]

Submission to Government on minimum pensions

SMSF Association Submission I am writing to you regarding the current economic instability affecting SMSF members in the retirement phase, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. I acknowledge the […]

Proposal to enhance flexibility for super payments endorsed

The Government’s decision to draft laws to assist Australians aged 65 and over to boost their retirement savings has the full support of the SMSF Association. The proposed legislation, which […]

SMSF Association submission on the Financial Services Royal Commission draft legislation

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the draft legislation implementing the Financial Services Royal Commission recommendations. We support the need to improve […]

When you should close your SMSF

First published in the Financial Review on 05 March 2020. The five ‘trigger’ situations include insufficient funds, declining mental or physical capacity, death, lack of time to oversee a fund […]

Proposal to outlaw ‘hawking’ of financial products gets thumbs up

The draft legislation that seeks to implement the Financial Services Royal Commission recommendation to outlaw the “hawking” of financial products has the backing of the SMSF Association. As part of […]