The Labor Government as part of their election promise stated that it would not make any ‘major changes’ to superannuation in their first term of Government, other than to define what superannuation should exist for. The reality is that we have seen some key announcements by the Government, including the controversial proposal to introduce Division…
With the Government releasing Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Bill 2023 for consultation, much of the attention will rightly be given to the calculation of earnings, however, it’s one of the earnings adjustments that has caught my eye and whilst its exclusion is welcome you can’t help but wonder why the Government have…
The release of an exposure draft by Treasury for consultation has ultimately seen what was expected from within the SMSF industry – that is, the Federal Government wasn’t really interested in listening to many of the concerns about the proposed measures to better target superannuation concessions for individuals with balances above $3.0 million. The concerns…
Treasury has released for consultation the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023 and Superannuation (Objective) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 for feedback, following on from stakeholder engagement earlier in the year on the need to legislate the objective of superannuation to provide a share direction for government, the super industry and Australians (as superannuants). The…
CPD member? Login to the platform to watch the webinar and complete the assessment to receive your CPD certificate. Not a member? Find out more about our CPD packages to access more information to keep you up-to-date and to grow your SMSF knowledge. With the Government having already announced changes to superannuation prior to…
