The Government’s commitment to increase the age when the work test starts to apply from 65 to 67 and the age limit for spouse contributions from 69 to 74 before […]
First published in the Financial Review on 21 May 2020. COVID-19 will make the end of the financial year more complicated than usual for some self-managed superannuation fund trustees. Here […]
The SMSF Association is pleased to announce it has appointed Peter Burgess as Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and Education, effective from 1 June 2020. Burgess worked at the […]
First published in the Financial Review on 23 April 2020 Given COVID-19 volatility, trustees should be revisiting the objectives they have set for their long-term retirement savings as well as […]
The Australian Tax Office’s announcement today allowing an automatic deferral of SMSF lodgments to 30 June is further evidence of its flexible approach to issues during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis […]
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 […]
(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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]