July 2016 update

As the vote counting continues, we now know that the Coalition will lead a very small majority Government.  The next challenge facing the Prime Minister is the intense lobbying that is expected around the superannuation measures announced on budget night.  It is these changes that many believe were the reason behind the result on election day,…

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June 2016 update

Now beyond the halfway mark of the election campaign, the proposed super reforms continue to raise more questions than answers with a range of unintended consequences starting to appear.  In particular, the introduction of the lifetime non-concessional contribution cap of $500,000 is causing genuine concern. This month’s Changing Face of SMSF webinar will take an…

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May 2016 Update

The past week has certainly been one of the most hectic that I’ve experienced around SMSFs in quite some time.  You would have to go back a decade to when the Simpler Super reforms were announced on Budget night in May 2006 to find measures that had such an impact.  The simpler super reforms at…

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