Do bushfires + financial hardship = early access to your super?

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Given all the talk about the dreadful bush fires you’d be forgiven for thinking victims could access their super to help with their recovery.  Think again, as Elizabeth Wang reports.

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New law clarifies minor’s tax on testamentary trust income

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A minor pays tax at adult marginal rates on income received from a testamentary trust. The new law seeks to stop non-estate assets making their way into those trusts in

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Selling member’s business real estate into SMSF

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Townsend Lawyers’ Jeff Song explains that this strategy, though perhaps not quite as attractive, is still viable. From 1 July 2018 new law provides that in certain circumstances the outstanding

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Substituting your SMSF when off-the-plan is off-the-rails

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Bob and Susan can’t afford to complete their off-the-plan purchase unless they use their super. Bob and Susan signed a contract and placed a deposit in their personal capacity some

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Maria Siu joins Townsends Lawyers and SuperCentral as Special Counsel

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Townsends Lawyers and its associate SuperCentral Pty Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Maria Siu LL.B. (Hons), Dip Fin Serv, Cert Adv Tax to the position of

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Helping one of your children with a home deposit

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More parents are contemplating helping children enter the home market. Whilst the banks are starting to relax their lending criteria, with the now sky high prices of real estate in

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What can a widow expect from husband’s estate?

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What can a widow expect from her husband’s estate?  The NSW Court of Appeal recently gave us their guidelines. Several months ago we discussed the decision in Steinmetz v Shannon [2019] from

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Is it possible to admit your child as a member to your SMSF?

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Bob and Barbara have recently established an SMSF with a corporate trustee and want their 17-year-old son, Ben, to join their SMSF.  Can Ben join? We often get asked by

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Revocation of an Enduring Power of Attorney

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Sometimes it’s necessary to change your power of attorney in which case you’re going to need to revoke the existing appointment. What would happen if you decided that the person

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The chance to resign – a poison chalice in dismissal claims

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An employee who is offered the chance to resign by their employer should think long and hard as it may prevent any claim against the employer thereafter no matter how

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