Appropriately structured and administered trusts can provide significant protection in the event of a spousal relationship ...

With the concessional contributions threshold about to increase, it’s a good time to revisit strategies to avoid consequences ...

The Actuaries Institute is calling for the annual Superannuation Performance Test to transition to a two-metric test, so it ...

It’s not ideal to personally pay a deposit for property bought in the name of an SMSF, warns an adviser. Neal Dallas, director of legal at Business Depot, said in a recent Accurium webinar that this ...

A specialist adviser recommends considering whether to hold or sell assets held in an SMSF before winding up the fund. Natalie Scott, superannuation adviser for the Knowledge Shop, said in a recent ...

Even if a home is owned by only one spouse, the other may make a downsizer contribution if they meet all other requirements, ...

The release of regulations around the proposed Division 296 tax was “deliberate” after backlash from the Australian Council of Public Sector Retiree Organisations (ACPSRO), says a leading industry ...

SMSF trustees are being warned to be on the lookout for crypto investment scams. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it continues to see SMSFs suffering losses from crypto investment scams where ...

The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) has put forward “core principles” to improve the pathways for new advisers to enter the profession. In what the group said was a unified response from the ...