Jumbo SMSFs and individual trustees

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While the Morrison Government is proceeding with its proposal to permit Jumbo SMSFs with 5 or 6 members, will Jumbo SMSFs have to have a company as trustee? This answer... Read more continue reading

Can an SMSF be liable for foreign purchaser surcharge duty?

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John and Mary, a married couple, are members and individual trustees of their SMSF and their benefits in the fund represent 10% (John) and 90% (Mary) of the total value... Read more continue reading

SMSFs: Untouched by Hayne; Jumbo size; Unwinding LRBAs

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SMSFs suffer no pain from Hayne Two key issues on Superannuation from the Hayne Royal Commission were Agency Conflict and Invisibility of Fees (especially for no service). These two issues... Read more continue reading

Where is your trust deed?

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Document provider, SuperCentral, gets calls from SMSF clients weekly asking where their trust deeds are stored. Peter Townsend from SuperCentral said that he sometimes feels like he is running a... Read more continue reading

Can an SMSF lease residential property to a related party?

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“No” is probably the first answer that comes to mind but it is actually “maybe”, if we are to believe the full Federal Court in the judgement it handed down... Read more continue reading

How does an SMSF buy a property?

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There are a lot of considerations about buying property as an investment and the complexities increase when the purchaser is an SMSF. Importantly with an SMSF, there are a number... Read more continue reading

Can you sue your SMSF auditor if things don’t go to plan?

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The NSW Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the trial judge and held that an SMSF auditor was liable to pay damages for losses incurred by the SMSF.... Read more continue reading

Replacing trustees and mental incapacity

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If you are currently a trustee or a director of a corporate trustee of an SMSF, you will recall signing a number of legal documents for your appointment and acceptance... Read more continue reading

10 ways to protect your SMSF from loss of mental capacity

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If you have a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), you need to plan ahead to ensure that it can still keep going if you lost mental capacity due to dementia (or... Read more continue reading

SMSF member limit to increase from four to six

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One of the key changes from this year’s budget is the Government’s proposal to increase the maximum permitted number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) from four to... Read more continue reading