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Is your SMSF retirement-ready?
A landmark stage in the life of a self-managed super fund is when at least one of its members moves from the accumulation phase to retirement phase. (NB: A financial planner can help with this question if you're not sure)
Investors acting their age
Young investors can fall into the trap of being too conservative for their own good, forfeiting compounding long-term returns from growth assets.
ATO locks in details, addresses panic on real-time reporting
The tax office has addressed several points of confusion with the new events-based reporting regime, locked in key deadlines, and outlined what will be included in a new position paper set to be released shortly for the SMSF community.
‘Tens of thousands’ of SMSFs at risk with ECPI
The Actuaries Institute has addressed the ATO with significant concerns about a recent interpretation related to exempt current pension income (ECPI), fearing many SMSFs will make incorrect claims as a result.
Government to shut down salary sacrifice loophole
The government has announced it will remove a loophole from legislation that allows unscrupulous employers to use their employee’s salary sacrifice contributions to pay their Superannuation Guarantee obligations
Items that heat up your depreciation deductions
With the winter season upon us, a number of property investors may be thinking of doing nothing more than curling up under a rug in front of a wood fire with a good cup of coffee.
Key Economic Indicators, 2017
This month's focus is on Australia's Labour Force and Demography.
Technical expert flags estate planning strategies for 2017-18
With the $1.6 million transfer balance cap now in place, technical experts have identified some of the considerations that will need to be made in relation to death benefits and reversionary pensions.
Why Australian retirees aren’t happy and what we can do about it
When it comes to retirement planning, we could be forgiven for giving ourselves a collective pat on the back here in Australia.