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Care needed with ceased legacy pensions

January 18, 2026 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Care needed with ceased legacy pensions

SMSF members with legacy pensions should be aware a commuted income stream may affect their Centrelink entitlements, but also the government has employed staff who can calculate the impact, a technical specialist has said.


2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside

January 12, 2026 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on 2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside

AI’s rapid evolution has increased its potential to become a transformative economic force, with promising implications for productivity across industries.


Birth date impacts bring-forward NCCs

December 25, 2025 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Birth date impacts bring-forward NCCs

The provisions allowing SMSF members to trigger the NCC bring-forward rules in a subsequent financial year are birth-date sensitive.


Move assets before death to avoid tax implications

December 18, 2025 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Move assets before death to avoid tax implications

Mitigating the impact of death benefit tax can be supported by ensuring the SMSF deed allows for the transfer of assets out of the fund in a timely manner, a legal specialist said.