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26 June 2020

Related-party property development concerns — Part 1

In the first article of a four-part series on SMSFs and property development, I focus on related-party leases and how to keep them compliant.
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23 June 2020

The value of financial advice

A 16-year study by Vanguard Investments that found a financial adviser effectively adds around 3% to the value of a client’s portfolio over time.  This is on top of normal investment returns.  
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20 June 2020

A super catch-up plan

It's a number that can only be described as mindboggling: $400 million a day.
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16 June 2020

Court decides on taxable capital gains distributions

The Federal Court has determined whether trusts that distribute capital gains to non-resident beneficiaries are taxable and will need to be included in their assessable income.
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13 June 2020

SMSF liquidity lessons learnt from the pandemic

Sometimes it is true that you don't know what you've got.  ​Till it's gone.  Music aficionados will recognise that line from Joni Mitchell's 1970s hit Big Yellow Taxi.
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9 June 2020

Do your investment goals stack up?

There's an old saying, to only focus on the things in life that you can control.
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5 June 2020

Retirement income framework deferred due to COVID-19

The government’s introduction of the Retirement Income Covenant scheduled to start on 1 July has been deferred to allow continued consultation and legislative drafting to take place following the coronavirus crisis.
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27 May 2020

AFP teams up with ATO, Treasury in COVID-19 tax fraud taskforce

The Treasury has confirmed that it will be working with the ATO and an Australian Federal Police taskforce in investigating any cases of fraud related to the government’s COVID-19 stimulus measures.
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24 May 2020

ATO extends initial JobKeeper payment deadline

Employers looking to enrol for the first two JobKeeper fortnights have now been granted a further extension of time to enrol and pay employees.
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21 May 2020

ATO releases JobKeeper alternative test

The alternative decline in turnover test rules for the JobKeeper payment scheme has now been registered by the ATO.
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13 May 2020

Consumer satisfaction up for SMSFs, down for industry funds

New data from Roy Morgan has shown self-managed superannuation and public sector funds both increased their customer satisfaction rates in March, despite significant market upheaval, but their industry and retail counterparts were not so lucky.
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9 May 2020

Superannuation for younger investors

The Australian superannuation industry has been in the headlines almost every day in the past few weeks, with the Federal Government predicting that as many as 1.7 million people will look to access their superannuation early as part of COVID-19 relief measures.
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