Solution Brief: Single Member SMSFs
This solution brief discusses your options for appointing a trustee for your self-managed super fund, and what happens if you lose mental capacity, die, or leave the country. Single member funds A self-managed super fund can have 1 member, but care needs to be taken as to who acts as the trustee. You also need […]
Solution Brief: Life Insurance and Super
Holding your life insurance policy through your super fund is not always as “tax-effective” as you may think. You need to think past the “deduction” for premiums. The good news Funding life insurance premiums through super can be tax effective because concessional contributions used to pay premiums are effectively not subject to the 15% contributions […]
Solution Brief: Individual or Company Trustee? (SMSFs)
We often get asked whether it is better to have a ‘company trustee’ or ‘individual trustees’ for a self-managed super fund. This question gets asked both when we are setting up a new super fund, and when we are reviewing an existing super fund. In our view, the short answer is that it is better […]
Solution Brief: Why you need to update your SMSF Deed
The Government just can’t help itself but tinker with super. Our courts then need to interpret what it all really means, so we know exactly what we can and can’t do. Put simply, super never stands still. But it remains worthwhile hanging in there, because you can still save a material amount of tax. Super […]
Solution Brief: Super and your estate planning
It’s official: super isn’t part of your estate. A Federal Court Decision highlights the risk of failing to consider one of your biggest assets – your super – as part of your estate plan. The Federal Court Decision in Stock (as Executor of the Will of Mandie, Deceased) v N.M. Superannuation Proprietary Limited [2015] FCA […]
What happens when a trust ends?
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Andrew Andreyev chats with Tax Talks about asset protection trusts
An asset protection trust (aka equity split) does not give you 100% protection but it helps. In another episode, we already touched on asset protection trusts as the fifth layer of asset protection. In this episode, Andrew Andreyev drills deeper into this. You can listen to our insights here or below. You can read more […]
Solution Brief: Property Investment Structures
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Can your ex-partner claim some of your inheritance if you separate?
If you have received an inheritance either during the relationship or after the separation, you may be wondering how the Family Court will treat that inheritance – will it be quarantined from the asset pool or be included?
Solution Brief: Family Law Financial Settlement (Consent Orders)
The who, what, when and why of Consent Orders If you have separated from your partner (whether from a marriage or a de facto relationship), you will need to consider the division of your property. If you and your former partner have reached an agreement about how to split your finances, there is no need […]