Up to 700k retirees could be paying more tax than they should: SMC

Up to 700k retirees could be paying more tax than they should: SMC

Lack of proper financial advice is costing hundreds of thousands of retirees in unnecessary taxes, the Super Members Council has said. . The Super Members Council found that around 700,000 Australians over 65 who aren’t working full-time still have an accumulation...
Calls for clarification on NALI/E rulings

Calls for clarification on NALI/E rulings

The ATO needs to provide clarification on a number of issues in the law companion ruling dealing with NALI/E, the joint bodies have said. . The joint bodies, which include the SMSF Association as well as accounting and financial advice industry bodies, have raised...
How to shift into pension mode

How to shift into pension mode

When and how you can access your super to start an account-based pension. . If our working years can be regarded as the time when we aim to build up our superannuation savings, our retirement years can equally be regarded as the time when we aim to spend them. At...
Australia’s economic growth set to recover in 2025

Australia’s economic growth set to recover in 2025

GDP growth is set to gain momentum despite sticky inflation and high interest rates. . Vanguard expects Australia’s Gross Domestic Product will gradually recover and increase by 2.0% in 2025 after experiencing its slowest growth rate in 32 years during 2024.   This is...
Five financial steps for the new year

Five financial steps for the new year

The start of 2025 is a good opportunity to take decisive financial steps. . The new year can often be a trigger point for many people to review their financial plans and strategies for the year ahead and beyond. It makes sense, although the start of the calendar year...
Carer rights – interdependency relationships

Carer rights – interdependency relationships

The stringent rules applied to the definition of interdependency have again been highlighted in a recent private binding ruling. . The regulator was asked to determine whether an adult child of the deceased, who had been their primary carer after terminating their...
Division 296 deliberately deceptive

Division 296 deliberately deceptive

A senior financial services industry executive has labelled the Division 296 tax as political deception, seeing there has been no honest indication of who the impost will really affect. . Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs was blunt in his...
End-of-year break time for super check-up

End-of-year break time for super check-up

Superannuants should use the end-of-year holiday break to check the status of their retirement savings and consider if advice would be useful to them, given many are unsure how much they will need at the end of their working life, an industry body has stated. . The...