Financial Planning

It's a question most of us ask eventually: what happens to our investments when we die?

Superannuation fund members facing financial hardship have been given an extended window to access retirement savings under the early release scheme.

The ATO has expressed concern that some trustees with diminished pension account values may be putting themselves at risk of exceeding their transfer balance cap by commuting their pension and then topping it back up.

2020, a year that will be marked in history by a pandemic that had devastating effects on global health and economic activity to individuals and nations across the world.

The government now expects around $42 billion to be removed from the super system as a result of the early release scheme, having revised up its initial estimates of $27 billion at the start of the scheme.

Single Touch Payroll (STP) and Annual PAYG Payment Summaries – a reminder to both employers and employees.

It’s a natural question about global policymakers' multitrillion-dollar efforts to prop up economies and markets against the monumental threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. And the question has understandably taken a back seat to confronting immediate health and welfare challenges.

SMSF clients planning to provide rent reductions to tenants should review the lease agreement to ensure the provision of rent relief won’t result in a breach of the lease, says an industry lawyer.

The ATO has issued a list of tax-time myths, warning taxpayers that get-rich-quick schemes will only slow down returns.

As the 2019–20 financial year draws to a close, a technical expert has highlighted some of the new rules commencing for super funds for the 2020–21 financial year.