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SMSF Pensions & ECPI: Navigating the post-death rules
Preparing the accounts of an SMSF after a pensioner’s death, when their pension didn’t continue, can be tricky. Super and tax ...
Meg's Musings - March 2025
It was great to see some of you at the SMSF Association’s National Conference in Melbourne last month. If you missed Lyn’s ...
Legislation
Allocating reserves in the new world
The 7 December 2024 changes to the treatment of reserve allocations certainly provide some excellent new opportunities to get ...
Meg's Musings
Meg's Musings - February 2025
It’s way too late to wish anyone a Happy New Year but welcome to our first edition of Heffron Highlights for 2025. I’m not much ...
Pension
Tips for winding up market linked pensions
We expect many of our clients will look to wind up their legacy pensions this year – thanks to the amnesty introduced in ...
Retirement
Sole traders face super access challenges
Ending a contract with a customer (even a big one) may not be enough for a sole trader to qualify as ‘retired’ for super ...
Meg's Musings
Where are the risks in our major super sectors?
Given the amount of money in super in Australia ($4 trillion, of which SMSFs represent $1 trillion), it’s not surprising that ...
Pension
Legacy pension amnesty and reserve changes – here at last
I did wonder if I’d ever write those words, more than a few times in the last few years, but it seems we can. So what happens ...
Trustee
Christmas giving and SMSFs
Are you planning to give your children or grandchildren a little extra this year? Here are some ideas with a superannuation ...
Trustee
My parents have an SMSF – what do I need to know?
Perhaps you don’t have an SMSF, but your parents do. As they age, you might play a more significant role in managing it. ...
Meg's Musings
Meg's Musings – November 2024
Welcome to the last edition of Heffron Highlights for 2024. Next month it’s time to roll out our usual '12 Days of Christmas' ...
Legislation
Scenarios that feel like dealings with a related party but they’re not
We all spend a lot of time worrying about when an SMSF investment might involve a related party. But sometimes we overthink it. ...
