SMSF

As retirement approaches, couples often discover a significant imbalance in their superannuation accounts. This disparity can become crucial when planning for retirement, and addressing it

A recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal case (BVZH and FCT [2024] AATA 3618) highlights the importance of getting professional tax and financial planning advice before making large contributions to

If you are the trustee of a self-managed super fund (SMSF), each year you need to value your SMSF’s assets at market value and provide supporting evidence to your auditor.  Market value of an

From 1 July 2024, the rules for accessing superannuation became somewhat simplified: the preservation age when you can begin to access your benefits is now effectively age 60. However, until you

Our founder, Brad Seeto discusses the reasons why he entered the finance industry, life tips, financial tips  and tax focus areas with Melissa Ashcroft from AAA

The Dental Board of Australia has raised concerns regarding growing reports of dental practitioners encouraging patients to access super in order to fund their dental care. Administered by the ATO

Bramelle Partners has been shortlisted for the 2024 Australian Accounting Awards Bramelle Partners has been named as a finalist in the Australian Accounting Awards for SMSF Firm the year and Brad

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2024-25 Federal Budget, his 3rd Budget. The major superannuation and retirement-related measures announced in the Budget include the

The digital currency landscape continues to be treacherous terrain for Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) trustees, with a growing number of reports indicating significant losses due to a variety of

The government has announced that from 1 July 2025, it will commence paying super on Government Paid Parental Leave (PPL). This comes on the back of calls by unions and the women’s movement

With the year-on-year growth in the number of SMSFs in Australia, the ATO is finally rolling out a extra security feature for SMSFs that use the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH)

I was travelling in Japan on a family holiday recently and browsing a stationary store came across a number of pictures with the caption “No Super, No Life”. This is probably more relevant in

Unpaid superannuation is equivalent to wage theft and is detrimental to the retirement income of many Australians. That’s why in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, the government proposed measures to

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In recent media releases, ASIC has called on superannuation trustees to step up efforts in the areas of appropriately dealing with members money, and consolidating duplicate member accounts. The

With the never-ending increase in Australian house prices, many desperate home buyers are often turning to other, perhaps unconventional, means to secure housing, one such property scheme currently

In a recent speech, Justin Micale, ATO Assistant Commissioner of Self Managed Super Funds Risk and Strategy area outlined the risks on ATO’s radar in the SMSF space and provided some insights on

Retirees who draw an account-based pension from their super need to be aware that the 50% reduction in the minimum pension drawdown rate which applied for previous years will no longer apply from 1