Troy Smith explains the options available to SMSF trustees when calculating the amount of tax-free income during the pension phase....

SMSFs have been confirmed as the largest segment of the superannuation sector, but average balances are still below $500,000....

Members and trustees of family trusts should check their trust deeds, or risk running the gauntlet ahead of a potential ATO ruling that may outlaw streaming of income wit...

The Government, banks, insurers and the ATO have acted to lighten the load on flood victims....

Although it is still early days in terms of the fallout from the Queensland floods, Australia’s financial advisory industry has begun looking into what assistance w...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a new category of small business benchmarks that will allow it to more accurately select businesses for a review or audi...

Government embraces majority of Cooper recommendations as policy but faces testing time gaining Parliamentary endorsement....

The lending of money to family members has emerged as a persistent issue in SMSF breaches....

Stephen Kunz looks at the insurance ownership options available to clients....

Law enforcement agencies and courts will now have more access to taxpayers’ information provided to the Australian Taxation Office....

The inspector general of taxation has recommended the abolishment of the oral rulings system to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), in view of the continuing low level ...

David O'Connell explains the advantages of the new rules for superannuation borrowing....

ASIC and APRA outed as being least transparent on use of coercive powers....

ATO confirms identifying 140 illegitimate SMSFs and backs the Cooper recommendations....