Tips and traps appointing a corporate trustee for an SMSF

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There are very few SMSF specialists who don’t think that having a company as the trustee of the fund is preferable to having the members act as trustees individually. But... Read more continue reading

Auditor says ‘safe harbour’ terms are mandatory – what now?

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Would an SMSF trustee decision not to adopt the safe harbour terms from the ATO’s Guidelines in relation to a related party loan breach the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act SIS... Read more continue reading

The popular choice for new SMSFs: A corporate trustee

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A fundamental question for intending SMSF members is whether to have a corporate trustee or individual trustees for their new fund. More than 80 per cent of new SMSFs established... Read more continue reading

Further developments on double stamp duty provisions for SMSF borrowing to buy property in NSW

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Last year in September we wrote about changes to section 18 of the NSW Duties Act which appeared to provide more flexibility to SMSFs borrowing to buy investment property and... Read more continue reading

Why claims SMSF borrowings are a danger to the financial system are misleading

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Once again, I have read claims that the ability of SMSFs to borrow money to buy property are a danger to the financial system and investors with SMSF are at... Read more continue reading

Best to start LRBA in SMSF before July

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The proposal to include LRBA debt in total super balance is an incentive to start an LRBA before 1 July 2018 as existing LRBAs will be grandfathered. The proposal that... Read more continue reading

SuperConcepts launches SMSF investment product marketplace

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SuperConcepts has announced the launch of a new online product marketplace called Connected Services, which allows SMSF members to access a range of products and services from third party providers... Read more continue reading

SMSFs can make a concessional transfer of property

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If the self-managed super fund (SMSF) is short on cash to roll over a member’s benefits it is possible for a member to transfer a property ‘in specie’ to another... Read more continue reading

Can a financial manager be involved in client’s SMSF?

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We recently had to consider a scenario where a Financial Manager considered establishing an SMSF on behalf of a heavily disabled client (“Individual”) and act as the sole director of... Read more continue reading

Can an SMSF invest in bitcoins?

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Following on from last month’s article on whether bitcoin was property, we now turn to whether a self-managed super fund can invest in bitcoin. Since their creation in 2009, there has been... Read more continue reading