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Published 30 Apr 2024
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, it’s time for SMSF members and trustees to take stock of some of the actions that they may need to attend to before 30 June 2024....
Published 11 Apr 2024

Written by: Mark Ellem Head of Education (SMSF)Accurium This article was first published in selfmanagedsuper magazine issue 45. Income protection insurance is often held outside of superannuation due to the fact that unlike life, total and permanent disability (TPD) and terminal illness insurance premiums, an individual can claim the premiums...

Published 8 Mar 2024
The rules calculating any main residence exemption flowing through a deceased estate are intricate, with several variables that can impact the tax outcome. This article contains a decision tree that works through these complex provisions....
Published 20 Dec 2023
With the preparation of 2022-23 financial accounts and SMSF annual returns in full swing, we have responded to a number of queries recently, in relation to whether an actuarial certificate will be required where an SMSF is utilising a contribution reserving strategy....
Published 14 Nov 2023
A comparison of statistics from APRA and Class highlight that members of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are significantly more likely to be using their superannuation to provide a retirement income....
Published 8 Nov 2023
With the festive season fast approaching, many will have plans to have time away, including travel overseas. With the number of overseas trips returning to pre-pandemic levels, it’s worthwhile considering the residency rules that apply to an SMSF. Whilst most overseas trips would not generally have any consequences for an...
Published 17 Oct 2023

First published in selfmanagedsuper magazine. As another compliance season ramps up and the focus turns to preparing financial statements, the SMSF annual return and arranging the audit for SMSFs in respect of the 2022-23 financial year, one factor for consideration is the disclosure of the income from both an accounting...

Published 16 Oct 2023

Paying out in the final year of a Market Linked Pension Considering market linked pensions (MLP) came into being from 20 September 2004 and could only be commenced from a member’s accumulation interest up until 20 September 2007, many of these pensions are coming to the end of their term....

Published 12 Sep 2023
The changes made to the contribution acceptance rules have been in place for over a year now. The ‘work test’ for those aged 67 to 75 (up to 28 days after the end of the month of turning 75) was removed from the contribution acceptance rules in the SIS Regulations,...
Published 8 Aug 2023
The nature of an SMSF means that it will be common that transactions will involve related parties. This makes it important to be able to identify who is a related party of an SMSF; which SIS compliance rules reference related parties of an SMSF; and what it means when an...
Published 8 Aug 2023

The nature of an SMSF means that it will be common that transactions will involve related parties. This makes it important to be able to identify who is a related party of an SMSF; which SIS compliance rules reference related parties of an SMSF; and what it means when an...

Published 4 Jul 2023
During our winding up an SMSF workshop we were made aware of occasions where a fund auditor would not sign off on the annual financial statements as part of a wind up unless the fund had no assets on 30 June. We disagree with this requirement and note that the...
Published 16 Jun 2023
Changes were made from the 2022-23 financial year which makes it easier for a person aged 67 to 74 to make a personal superannuation contribution. Prior to the 2022-23 financial year, a person aged 67 to 74 would need to either satisfy the ‘work test’ or the ‘work test’ exemption...
Published 30 May 2023
In the lifecycle of a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), the time may come to wind it up. Over recent financial years, on average, around 15,000 SMSFs are wound up each financial year, representing around 2.5% of all SMSFs....
Published 9 May 2023

On Tuesday 9 May, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Federal Budget for 2023-24. As expected, the budget priorities included cost of living relief and a stronger and more secure economy. Pleasingly, there were no unexpected changes to superannuation or SMSFs announced in the budget. Previously announced superannuation measures, such...

Published 27 Apr 2023
One of the core purposes of superannuation, and some say it’s the end game, is the provision of benefits in retirement. However, in addition to retirement there are several other events that allow a person to access their superannuation and we also need to consider what ‘retirement’ actually means from...