Want to boost overseas investment into Australia and increase tax revenue at the same time then – “Why not let non-residents invest in SMSFs provided a certain proportion of their investments are situated in Australia” There is no doubt that […]
Want to boost overseas investment into Australia and increase tax revenue at the same time then – “Why not let non-residents invest in SMSFs provided a certain proportion of their investments are situated in Australia” There is no doubt that […]
ASIC has released a warning – Info73, that in the event of the death, incapacity, or bankruptcy of a sole director company that: “During that period when there is no director, the company may be completely unable to operate. With […]
Grant’s blog is here to deliver you some of the best strategies in the financial industry. I was a SMSFer but now a proud SAPEPer I love strategy. I was lucky enough to do a Master of Laws specialising […]
“There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.” ― Edward de Bono, Author, and Lateral Thinker In the […]
1. SMSFs are all about Innovation SMSFs have always been about innovation. They started with innovation by the government of the day to provide a small, choice environment for small business and family to aggregate and pool their superannuation wealth. […]
For a long, long time I have been going on about the great opportunities available if a family used their family super fund and financial resources to convert taxable income such as salary, trust income, bucket company income plus income […]
It’s coming up to 30 June and we are all so busy working crazy hours on client issues but relief is around the corner. It’s Accountants and Planners NYE on 30 June so it will be time to grab a […]
Life throws things at you and you either sink or swim. I call them life examinations. You are either in it, remain focused and move through things quickly with a planned process or freeze and run away. And as parents […]
Changing Appointors, Trustees, Beneficiaries and the Name of a Discretionary Trust + NO Resettlement The Problem Over time a client’s family circumstances change including death, divorce, dementia and bankruptcy. This means that the family discretionary trust will also undergo changes […]
Can a child make a deductible contribution and reduce trust income? This is a great tax planning question and as with any technical strategy it needs to be considered in four stages: 1. Does the trust deed allow the strategy […]