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Meg's Musings
Meg's Musings | June 2021
The end of the financial year always seems to bring on two things without fail – a flurry of last minute tax planning and a ...
Legislation
Special issues for people who are trustees of someone else’s SMSF
Mostly, the people who belong to an SMSF are also in charge (the trustees). But sometimes another person steps in as trustee or ...
Trustee
Check downsizer contributions don’t topple your super plans
Two proposals in the federal budget are unambiguously great news for older Australians looking to get more money into super. ...
Property
Related party lease arrangements – your annual health check is due
It’s that time of year. Lots to do, not much time to do it in. But it’s still important to check under the hood of your SMSFs’ ...
Ask an Expert
SuperStream & SMSFs - How will the changes impact me?
SuperStream is an electronic gateway used to streamline the process of making superannuation contributions for employees and ...
Pension
Legacy pensions–why the amnesty announced in the Budget should not include taxing reserves
The announcement of a two year amnesty, possibly starting as soon as 1 July 2022, was music to the ears of anyone dealing with ...
Trustee
A positive superannuation budget for SMSFs
The 2021 Federal Budget did not include many superannuation measures but those that did make the cut were good news for SMSFs. ...
Pension
Federal Budget 2021-22: Legacy pension relief at long last
It feels like this has taken a lifetime but finally the Government has announced it will do something meaningful about allowing ...
Contribution
Federal Budget 2021-22: A big day for super contributions
The Treasurer announced 4 significant changes for superannuation contributions in the Federal Budget, all of which are expected ...
Meg's Musings
Meg's Musings – Federal Budget 2021-22: An overview
My 2020 Budget wishlist had three items: deal with residency, legacy pensions and the unnecessary complexity in the indexation ...
Legislation
Federal Budget 2021-22: What didn't we see
While there were a few sweeteners in the budget which will potentially allow clients to get more of their hard-earned money ...
Legislation
Federal Budget 2021-22: Failure to address Super Inequality
Previous measures to address inequality in superannuation have proved largely ineffective. Has this budget addressed the ...
