There is a growing importance in the effectiveness of SMSF pension documentation. Historically there may have been a ‘gap’ in the provision of various SMSF compliance documents, and a somewhat heavy reliance on SMSF software providers to support practitioners with these templates. In recent times we have seen expectations of fund documentation increase…
As we inch closer to this year’s federal election, there was always a sense of urgency around the finalisation of key superannuation measures announced in the 2021/22 federal budget. With a limited number of sitting days available, we have seen the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Bill…
The 2022 year is shaping as an interesting one, with a federal election ahead (May 2022) playing an important part of the future superannuation landscape. Whilst much of the focus will be on whether a new government is formed, there are plenty of opportunities ahead with the SMSF sector. To understand some of these opportunities,…
The introduction of the transfer balance cap from 1 July 2017 created an interesting reporting challenge for the SMSF sector that had historically dealt with compliance on an annual basis. The decision to finally land on a two-tiered system based upon a Total Super Balance (TSB) threshold of $1 million to determine quarterly or annual…
The Federal Government announced a number of proposed changes to super and SMSFs in this year’s Federal Budget (2021-22) – see our previous blog post. Many of these were lauded as positive for superannuation – expanding contribution opportunities, along with addressing long overdue SMSF issues with legacy pensions and the inequities in the existing residency…
