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24 June 2022
Carter court case most important since Bamford
27 April 2022
Electronic signatures - permanent measures coming
26 April 2022
Work test changes for superannuation
20 April 2022
18 March 2022
17 March 2022
ATO takes aggressive stance on trust distributions
11 March 2022
Paying your super to the grandchildren
8 March 2022
Electronic signing of documents by companies
2 March 2022
Co-ownership: Help children with house deposit
28 February 2022
What are COVID-19 re-contributions?
31 January 2022
Can several entities jointly qualify to be a “sophisticated investor”?
28 January 2022
ATO shoots itself in the foot: tax return must be signed by Administrator
24 January 2022
Lost deeds can destroy the trust
18 January 2022
A power of attorney doesn’t always have to endure
3 December 2021
First home buyers benefit from amended Super Saver Scheme
24 November 2021
Managing an SMSF when dementia affects a member
11 November 2021
9 November 2021
Does a criminal record disqualify you as an SMSF trustee?
1 November 2021
Actuarial certificate requirements burden reduced slightly
27 October 2021
COVID-19 reliefs for SMSF trustees extended to 2021/22
11 October 2021
Superannuation member benefit vs superannuation death benefit
1 October 2021
Must SMSF BDBNs comply with the 2 witness and 3-year validity rules?
27 September 2021
Mutual funds – they’re on their way
24 September 2021
Interdependency relationship: not a catch-all to be a dependant
22 September 2021
Does a discretionary trust protect beneficiaries? Part 1
16 September 2021
What to consider when updating SMSF trust deed
6 September 2021
Centrelink status of pensions – the Reiter case
2 September 2021
ATO to provide super details in Family Law property matters
24 August 2021
SMSF: When a member has a terminal medical condition
19 August 2021
Where does a company ‘reside’ for tax purposes?
18 August 2021
Best interest now best financial interests
13 August 2021
Changing your mind about your Enduring power of Attorney
10 August 2021
Can an SMSF sell a collectable to a related party?
5 August 2021
Downsizer contributions - evidence required by the auditor
30 July 2021
Stamp duty exemptions for principal places of residence
27 July 2021
Background to making a company director personally liable
20 July 2021
Are you up to speed on the latest process to rollover a member of an SMSF?
16 July 2021
New measure for company processes using technology
30 June 2021
SUPERCentral’s Michael Hallinan reviews recent superannuation changes
28 June 2021
SMSFs transacting with former spouse, cousins or friends
25 June 2021
The impact of Transfer Balance Cap indexation
17 June 2021
What happens when the last surviving trustee dies?
9 June 2021
Watch out for ATO penalty units
8 June 2021
Hands off! Getting money back from a trustee
2 June 2021
Pension asset CGT exemption from NALI ends 30 June 2021
28 May 2021
Federal Budget 2021 – Super Changes
24 May 2021
When you have seen one blended family – you’ve seen one blended family
20 May 2021
SUPERCentral’s SMSF bulk update process
18 May 2021
When things go wrong SUPERCentral may be your solution
5 May 2021
SMSF binding death benefit nominations - where is your limit?
30 April 2021
Controlling commutation of a child pension
24 March 2021
The 6-member super fund is for more than just big families
18 March 2021
Can an SMSF member with a majority interest in the fund expel another member
12 March 2021
Employees can undermine your business sale
11 March 2021
SMSF death benefits – the case for flexibility
8 March 2021
Uncertain future of attorneys making BDBNs for their principals
4 March 2021
Benefitting a non-dependant from your super
9 December 2020
Getting your estate documents together
4 December 2020
Reversionary pensions that don't revert
30 November 2020
SMSF valuation requirements (for trustees)
11 November 2020
Choosing an investment structure to meet in-house asset rule
26 October 2020
Low interest rates prompting LRBA refinancing
22 October 2020
Mistreated parent - Loss of inheritance
15 October 2020
Six-member SMSF as pooled investment structure
13 October 2020
Asset Rich Cash Poor: Meeting cash obligations with all eggs in one basket
6 October 2020
SMSFs wanting six members – Townsends Law ready to assist
31 August 2020
SMSFs and derivatives – a potential diversification option
28 August 2020
COVID-19 rent deferral IHA relief
20 August 2020
Working through live-in aged carer issues
13 August 2020
10 August 2020
Five traps for SMSFs buying off-the-plan
28 July 2020
TBAR Lodgement - pension commencement
21 July 2020
Superannuation proceeds trust: excepted income changes
17 July 2020
Why every property investor needs a Testamentary Trust Will
15 July 2020
May be impossible to make a watertight Will in NSW
9 July 2020
Does your SMSF need to take out life insurance?
2 July 2020
LRBAs are one of the reasons for having an SMSF
24 June 2020
SUPERCentral announces next estate planning course
19 June 2020
Why every property investor should consider a testamentary trust Will
17 June 2020
Documenting SMSF COVID-19 rent relief
16 June 2020
Succession planning for private companies
10 June 2020
Is your SMSF the next Donald Trump?
9 June 2020
ATO concerns with SMSF property development
4 June 2020
Electronic company document execution
27 May 2020
Plan B: SMSF pension strategies during the COVD-19 recession
26 May 2020
Can rent relief granted by a landlord SMSF amount to a breach of superannuation law?
18 May 2020
Witnessing legal documents in NSW during COVID-19
5 May 2020
Covid-19 rent relief – a practical checklist for SMSFs
20 April 2020
SMSFs selling geared equities which the Fund borrowed to buy
15 April 2020
What trustees need to consider in closing an SMSF
6 April 2020
Who pays stay-at-home employees if they won’t get Job Keeper?
2 April 2020
COVID-19 - Summary on early release of superannuation
31 March 2020
Super splitting is more than agreement between the parties
30 March 2020
The limits of generosity: providing a RAD for a parent
9 March 2020
Overcoming Asian reluctance to estate planning
5 March 2020
SMSF owning property jointly with another entity
4 March 2020
Do bushfires plus financial hardship equal early access to your super?
2 March 2020
ATO investment strategy guidelines update
28 February 2020
Acquiring an SMSF property wihtout LRBA in place
14 February 2020
Should your attorney have carte blanche over your super?
11 February 2020
What to do if there's been a mistake with an agreement or transaction
11 February 2020
Your SMSF running a B&B? You’re dreaming
17 December 2019
Don't undervalue importance of comliance documents
13 December 2019
Is your corporate trustee 'asset specific'?
12 December 2019
9 December 2019
Selling members business real estate into SMSF
6 December 2019
Beware estate planning issues with aged care
29 November 2019
Can grandchildren be beneficiaries of BDNs?
25 November 2019
Substituting your SMSF when off-the-plan is off-the-rails
22 November 2019
Probate - a detailed overview from SUPERCentral
14 November 2019
Maria Siu joins Townsends Lawyers and SUPERCentral as Special Counsel
1 November 2019
Commercially focused SMSF numbers could grow
29 October 2019
Only SMSFs offer sophisticated estate planning
1 October 2019
Helping one of your children with a home deposit
27 September 2019 - BLOG
When is a residential property a business real property in relation to an SMSF?
25 September 2019
What can a widow expect from husband's estate?
13 September 2019
Is it possible to admit your child as a member to your SMSF?
9 September 2019
Revocation of an Enduring Power of Attorney
4 September 2019
The chance to resign - a poison chalice in dismissal claims
29 August 2019
Minimising assets in an estate that is subject to challenge
2 August 2019
SMSF property development - issues to consider
8 July 2019
Can grandparents protect their grandkids' inheritance?
3 July 2019
Loans under Division 7A and the ATO’s Safe Harbour guidelines
21 June 2019
Related party loan to SMSF - when is a loan not a loan?
6 June 2019
Brace yourselves - A claim against your will is coming
10 May 2019
Not sure where to start? Ask.Will™
3 May 2019
The Pitfalls of a Homemade Will
12 April 2019
ATO - Key superannuation thresholds for 2019/20
2 April 2019
Jumbo SMSFs and individual trustees
18 March 2019