My clients applied to register their new SMSF and get an ABN a month ago but it still hasn’t come through. What is the hold up?

My clients want to ensure their superannuation contributions are tax deductible this year. When do they need to be paid by to be deductible in the 2019/20 year?

My client is about to rollover an “untaxed element” into his SMSF. Where did it come from and what do I do with it?

My client intends to base the tenant's rent relief on the National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct – Commercial Leasing Principles. I’m worried providing a rent deferral could cause in-house asset issues for the fund. Am I right?

My client’s SMSF owns units in a non-geared related unit trust which owns property. The trust entered into a contract to sell the property to an unrelated party on vendor finance terms. Is such a transaction permitted under the superannuation laws?

There is really nothing good to say about investment markets right now – nor, of course, the existential challenge that COVID-19 poses to society. But what does it all mean for our superannuation and in particular pensions?

My client has chosen her spouse as her attorney in the event that she loses mental capacity but her adult children will be the executors of her estate on her death. Could this arrangement cause complexities for her SMSF on her incapacity or death?

My client died and her superannuation benefits were paid from her SMSF to her estate. Who is liable to deduct Pay As You Go Withholding and lodge a Payment Summary – the SMSF or the estate?

The superannuation law includes various rules SMSFs must follow when interacting with “relatives”. Who is included as a “relative” for this purpose?

I’ve heard the ATO recently talking about SMSFs and administrative penalties. What are they and what should my client do if they get one?

When your client already has an established company, it is natural to ask if that company can be the Trustee of their new SMSF. We don’t recommend this approach - let’s have a look why.

No, but it may still be appropriate to do so depending on the fund’s future intentions.