ATO steps up its documentation requirements

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ATO investment strategy guidelines update The ATO has recently issued new guidelines in relation to SMSF investment strategy compliance.  The rules or legislation in this regard have not changed but

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Beware estate planning issues with aged care

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As our population gets older (and lives longer), the likelihood that an elderly parent will need to go into a nursing home is increasing. Usually this requires having to make

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Can grandchildren be beneficiaries of BDBNs?

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Often a member of a superannuation fund (whether self-managed, industry or retail superannuation fund) will want to provide for their spouse and, if the spouse should predecease them to their

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Probate – a detailed overview from SuperCentral

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The process of probate may seem straightforward but, depending on the complexity of a client’s estate plan, along with family dynamics, it is not always easy to navigate. Here we

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ATO plays hard with late lodging SMSFs

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It seems that the ATO will change the status of SMSFs which fail to lodge their SMSF annual returns by the due date (subject to a 2-week grace period) from

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ATO – Key superannuation thresholds for 2019/20

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The ATO has released some of the key super thresholds for the 2019/20 financial year. Transfer Balance Cap This cap is $1,600,000 and is unchanged from the 2018/19 financial year.

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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

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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

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What is collaborative intergenerational estate planning?

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Example 1: Planning while family is able to decide It’s estate planning which involves thinking outside the immediate family unit and looking at future generations. A key issue is in

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Avoid surprises after divorce with a family provision waiver

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It might come as a surprise to learn that a former spouse, or a spouse from whom you have separated, can still make a claim on a deceased estate even

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