Government delivers stability in 2017-18 Federal Budget Stability and confidence for superannuation is the good news coming out of the 2017-18 Federal Budget. With SMSF members still working through the wide-reaching and complex superannuation changes of the last Budget which take effect from 1 July 2017, this Budget’s minimal changes will result in a period for members to ensure they... More Information ▶
Superannuation legislation proposed end of September 2016 have passed through both houses of parliament today. These make significant changes to the superannuation laws and do differ from the original changes announced in the Federal Budget in May 2016. The below changes will apply from 1 July 2017 so it might be sensible to for you to start thinking about how your... More Information ▶
As you would be aware the budget was handed down on 3 May 2016. The potential impacts to superannuation are unfortunately significant and harsher than was alluded to prior to budget night. What does it mean for your right now? The only change that is in place from 3 May 2016 is the introduction of a life time limit on... More Information ▶
The government has just announced that it had been successful in gaining support for the repeal in the Mining Tax Tax, but with that comes a freeze on the increase in Superannuation Guarantee Contributions (SGC). Until this year’s budget, the Labor government had SGC reaching 12% by 2019. This change sees it staying at 9.5% until 2021 before increasing in... More Information ▶
Are you too young and busy to know whether you even WANT to retire yet, let alone when and how? Like most 30 and 40-somethings, have you filed superannuation in the too hard basket? Because who knows what you’ll be doing in 5 years, let alone 20 or 30? Well, forget retirement for a minute. Just think of your Super... More Information ▶
