The Fair and Sustainable Superannuation amendments will soon be upon us… but what to do next?

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Online legal documents provider, SUPERCentral, has produced a list of issues to consider and potentially action for superannuation clients by their accountants and advisers. The New Super Laws Checklist was

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Court holds non-lapsing BDBN not binding due to subsequent occurrence of disqualifying event: [2017] NSWSC 45

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An application by the Trustee of a public offer fund that a non-lapsing BDBN made by a member of the fund was not binding on the Trustee due to the

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Can guardians be removed by the court?

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A guardian of a trust is an office created by the trust deed upon which various powers are conferred: such as the power to appoint or remove a trustee, the

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Can your SMSF buy your business?

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“I am the sole director of my private trading company and I also own the premises from which my business is being run. Can my SMSF acquire the premises and the

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Witnessing of Binding Death Benefit Nominations: One, two or none? What’s the story morning glory?

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Will all nominations lapse after 3 years? Must all nominations be witnessed by 2 independent witnesses (in the manner of a will)? The answers to these questions depends on whether

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Family Trust as the New SMSF?

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Have the ‘ScoMo’ changes (which now seem likely to be implemented – subject to one or two minor changes) amounted to the demise of SMSFs as the preferred private wealth

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ATO guidelines on safe harbour for related party LRBAs

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“… not as comfortable or as accommodating as one would have hoped from a safe harbour” Michael Hallinan  The ATO has issued its Practical Compliance Guidelines as to what constitutes

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ATO confirms deadline for SMSFs with non-commercial LRBAs

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The ATO has effectively given SMSFs with non-commercial LRBAs a period of grace to either restructure the terms of the arrangement so that they are on commercial terms or to

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Uber SMSFs ($10m plus in asset value) are very hard to build now

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Capping super in pension phases is a solution to a legacy issue that has passed. The problem with capping the amount of super which can enjoy tax free earnings in

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Top 10 tips for SMSFs in new FY – Super changes galore post July 1

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After surviving June 30 there are changes aplenty in the superannuation arena, says Michael Hallinan special counsel superannuation Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers: 1.    New powers for the ATO – the

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