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Articles
- Super contributions: Turning 65 part-way through the year
- Super contributions: Turning 50 part-way through the year
- Should I retire? I’m unemployed and have debt
- Tax-deductible super contributions: Claim no more than your income
- Age 65: Accessing super is a right
- Accessing super early: Not for business debts
- SMSF investment: Can I invest my super money in my own company
- SMSFs: What books are available to help run my super fund?
- Super for beginners, part 19: My employer has gone broke. What happens to my SG entitlements?
- Super for beginners, part 18: My employer hasn’t paid my SG. What can I do?
- SMSF pensions: Commuting to accumulation phase
- 2010 Federal Election: Top 10 dunderhead comments
- Mineral Resource Rent Tax: Let’s get on with it
- Greens may do a Bradbury on Election Day
- SMSFs: Collectibles remain OK investments, say all parties
- Labor’s gone long term on super
- Liberals: Use super money to finance Australian infrastructure projects
- Good news for some in Liberal Seniors policy
- SMSFs: What is the proportioning rule?
- I’m 59 and I have $180,000 in super. Will my super be taxed?
- Super for beginners, part 12: I claimed my super due to hardship. Why do I have to pay tax?
- Pensions: Starting a TRIP takes planning
- SMSF pensions: Watch out for a surprise tax bill on fund assets
- Super for beginners, part 8: What happens to my super benefits when I retire?
- Accessing super early : terminally ill receive tax break
- Family tax benefits: do my tax-free super benefits count as income?
- SATO: Cutting seniors tax via super contributions no longer possible
- No tax in retirement because you SATO
- CGT calculations for SMSFs
- SMSFs: Selling a property asset
- What are the super and retirement rules for over-65s?
- Estate planning: Dear Dad, Tax for everything
- Capital gains: Reducing tax via super contributions
- Retirement: Taking benefits before the age of 60
- Estate planning: Beware the dastardly death tax
- Super for beginners, part 17: Four must-knows about super’s tax rules
- Super for beginners, part 16: Tax-free twice
- Tax-free super: what happens when I start a pension just before turning 60?
- Tax-free super for over-60s
- Retiring before the age of 60: the tax deal
- Understanding the tax DNA of a super benefit
- SMSFs: Taking lump sums from accumulation account
- Tax-deductible contributions: timing the start of pension is essential
- Tax-deductible contributions: Meeting the 10% income test
- Co-contributions: Can I claim the tax-free bonus for the financial year that I retire?
- Co-contributions: Can I claim the tax-free bonus as a property investor?
- Minimum pension payment: At what date do you determine the age for payment calculation?
- Making super contributions: 20 popular Q and As
- Permanent contributions cap for over-50s: what are the proposed rules?
- Retail funds outperform industry funds in 2009/2010
- Super funds deliver 10% for 2009/2010 year
- Super for beginners, part 11: Is my super fund good enough?
- Non-cash contributions, CGT and contributions caps
- Super for beginners, part 15: Super tax – as easy as 1-2-3
- Beef up your super using a bring forward
- Super for beginners, part 6: Can I make concessional (before-tax) contributions while I’m unemployed?
- SG: Beware the salary sacrifice loophole
- Super for beginners, part 14: Save tax – Supply TFN to your super fund
- Super for beginners, part 7: Can I split my super benefits with my spouse?
- Making super contributions: cracking concessional cap means more tax
- For your convenience: Income tax rates for the 2010/2011 year
- Setting a retirement target: Living on more than $55,000 a year
- A comfortable retirement: How much super is enough?
- Non-concessional contributions: Re-contribution strategy still applies
- I’m retired. Can I make super contributions?
- Turning 65: Maxing out the after-tax contributions cap
- Super for beginners, part 2: My first job
- Know your super limits: Reducing CGT via concessional contributions
- Concessional contributions: Turning 50 is all about timing
- Salary-sacrificed contributions count for Family Tax Benefit
- Who can make tax-deductible contributions?
- Watch the (contributions) caps when super sailing
- Do I have to be working to make super contributions?
- Don’t sacrifice your Superannuation Guarantee
- Changes to co-contribution rules kill salary sacrificing strategy
- Boosting your spouse’s super account
- Managing CGT with super contributions
- Wearing two contributions caps
- 65 and over: making super contributions
- 8 steps to super success
- For over-65s: Ten super tips when making contributions
- Contributions caps relate to financial years, not calendar years
- Upper limit on SG contributions
- Super rates and thresholds for the 2010/2011 year
- Working longer reaps tax benefits for over-55s
- Your 2010/2011 guide to non-concessional (after-tax) contributions
- Super concessional contributions: 2010/2011 survival guide
- Cashing in on the co-contribution rules (2010/2011 year)
- The short story on super contribution limits
- Cooper Review: Top 10 recommendations from final report
- What a relief! Minimum pension payments halved for 2010/2011 year
- THE SOAPBOX: Show mercy on contributions caps, for votes’ sake
- Turning 55: Taking super, tax and timing
- Accessing super to buy property: part two
- Accessing super to buy property: part one
- SMSFs: Can I transfer my life insurance to my DIY super fund?
- SMSFs: Can I purchase health insurance within my DIY super fund?
- SMSFs: Trauma insurance is now OK says ATO
- Free cash: Renovating the First Home Savers Account
- SG made easy: just add Medicare
- SMSF investment: Art for art’s sake
- Gone missing! Have you checked your super lately?
- A quick guide to super’s rates and thresholds
- Comparing super funds: Who’s who in the super zoo
- Do you fit the profile of a ‘typical’ SMSF trustee?
- SMSFs lead the super pack, again
- THE SOAPBOX: Sneaky sneaky – no indexation in co-contribution income threshold for 2 years
- Super alternative for some: 50% tax discount on savings products
- SMSFs: Moves to improve corporate bond market
- SMSFs: More money for Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
- Federal Budget 2010: Psst! The Government is giving away hundreds of dollars, but there’s a catch
- Federal Budget May 2010: A quick summary
- Over-50s contributions cap of $50,000 now permanent, for some
- Super tax refund for lower-income earners is a winner
- Superannuation Guarantee now fairer to older workers
- Superannuation Guarantee set to jump 33%
- Henry Tax Review: Swan says no, but yes yes to super
- SMSFs: Nothing exotic or personal says Cooper review
- Financial advice: Government bans new adviser commissions from 2012
- Superannuation Guarantee: Do we have to pay SG for overseas workers?
- Super for beginners, part 13: Why pick one industry super fund over another?
- SMSFs and life insurance
- Age Pension: I have moved states. Do I get the same amount of pension regardless of where I live?
- Preservation age: I’m 58. Can I withdraw my super benefits?
- How many financial advisers operate in Australia?
- Super fees: how much should a fund charge you?
- THE SOAPBOX: Cooper declares war on retail funds and financial advisers
- Exclusive: NICRI survey results expose top super beefs
- Free SMSF education tool: take your 60-minute refresher
- THE SOAPBOX: My top 10 super wish list for Australian consumers
- SMSF and property: instalment warrants 101
- Financial advice for less than $500? You’re dreaming.
- Investment performance: We’re the best super fund. No, we’re the best…
- Four reasons to buy insurance via your super fund
- Life insurance: One in five parents will die early, or be too sick to work
- Life insurance: Hey, does super have a deal for you!
- Age Pension: March 2010 rates now available
- Do you have a beef about super? We’re listening.
- THE SOAPBOX exclusive: Only 14 truly independent financial advisers in Australia
- SMSF pensions: How do I start one?
- SMSF pensions: You stick with the original components
- Super for beginners, part 10: Can I use my super to reduce my mortgage?
- A case study: I’m 53. Is it too late to save for my retirement?
- Super for beginners, Part 9: If I retire and take my super, can I return to work?
- Super tax alert: Have you counted your super contributions lately?
- SMSF pensions: What happens if I don’t withdraw the annual minimum pension payment?
- Cooper light: tastes good for SMSFs
- 2010 Intergenerational Report: Australia in 40 years’ time (2050)
- Living in la la land – Henry tax review
- THE SOAPBOX: Let’s talk about consumers, but don’t invite them to the table
- SMSF providers: What should I look for when setting up my DIY super fund?
- Concessional contributions: what form do I use to claim a tax deduction?
- Warning: APRA suspends trustee of 4 super funds
- Super funds set to celebrate double-digit returns for 2009 calendar year
- Living to a ‘very old age’: a note from the Australian Government Actuary’s office
- 2010 checklist: 10 super tips for a financially healthy retirement
- Cut fees: Combine super accounts
- What the heck is the Super System Review?
- Accessing super early: Serious illness or surgery
- Accessing super early: Terminal illness
- Accessing super early: Australian citizen retiring overseas
- Accessing super early: Living overseas and over the age of 55
- Accessing super early: Temporary resident
- Accessing super early: Permanent departure from Australia
- Accessing super early: Unemployed and in financial hardship
- Accessing super early: 12 popular Q and As
- Super for beginners, part 5: Is super my money, or the Government’s money?
- Shining a Government spotlight on SMSFs: a summary
- THE SOAPBOX: The 25-year super war
- Moving targets: come on, how much do I really need?
- SMSF fraud: a case of mistaken identity
- Latest data: find out how long you can expect to live
- Updated life tables: is the tide shifting for Australian life expectancies?
- Super for beginners, part 4: My son’s super account is bleeding fees
- FEEding frenzy: super fund fees
- Looking for a DIY super club? Join the AIA
- Does shift work count for SG entitlements and insurance cover?
- SMSFs: Commercial property and borrowing
- Repay debts with super: then claim Age Pension
- Unrestricted access to super, sometimes
- THE SOAPBOX: Debunking the DIY super myth
- Super for beginners, part 3: Why aren’t my super contributions tax-free?
- SMSF trustee declaration: a quick guide
- Independent financial advice: how do you find it?
- SMSFs and overseas property
- SMSFs: Purchasing options is OK, and even sometimes CFDs
- Concessional contributions: SG and public servants
- Are SMSF audits too expensive?
- SMSFs: The ATO wants to hear from you
- Ten handy uses for the APRA200 performance list
- THE SOAPBOX: Trish’s four lessons from the GFC (Grab-For-Cash)
- Comparing super funds: Check out the cheapest funds
- Mirror, mirror… what super fund is the best-performing fund of all?
- DIY super: Age Pension relief for SMSF lifetime pensions
- Fund choice: Comparing super funds in 8 steps
- Age Pension income test: Does my superannuation lump sum count?
- Can my SMSF buy my investment property?
- Age Pension: September 2009 rates and thresholds now available
- THE SOAPBOX: Let’s raise our glasses to Sherry
- Goodbye Pension Bonus: Hello Work Bonus
- New income test for Age Pension
- Exposing the performance history of Australia’s largest 200 super funds
- Frustrated with frozen investments
- Age Pension set to increase from September 2009
- Accessing super: Turning 55 is not enough
- Age Pension: Is my super benefit counted towards the Centrelink assets test?
- I’m leaving Australia: Can I access my super?
- Age Pension: Deemed income may rise with interest rates
- Updating SMSF trust deeds
- Is my super fund’s investment performance good enough?
- No SG for over-70s: now, that’s not fair
- Super for beginners, Part 1: I’m new to Australia – help me!
- No super access for business debts or tax bills
- THE SOAPBOX EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Cheap financial advice now available – what does it mean for consumers?
- Turn $4,500 into $300,000 without even trying
- Baby boomers delay retirement, retirees return to work
- How can a SMSF live forever?
- Making money is a super compound: rule of 72
- Treating your super like overtime
- You know where your super goes, right?
- Love your super like your own
- Retirement planning in six steps
- Comparing your super fund’s performance
- Six dangers when seeking super fund advice
- Are you eligible for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card?
- DIY super and property
- Does changing to part-time at 60 count as ‘retiring’?
- Is DIY super right for you?
- How much does a DIY super fund cost?
- 12 legal reasons to cash your super
- Super rates and thresholds for the 2009/2010 year
- Retirement unlocks your super
- Trish’s ten commandments of DIY super
- THE SOAPBOX: Defending decent SMSF trustees
- Top ten problems with our super system, and how we can fix them
- Super returns in the red, again
- Temporary pension relief is… temporary
- THE SOAPBOX: Does the Government think we’re stupid?
- Age Pension age set to increase to 67
- Good news: Super pension income excluded from Health Card test
- Non-concessional (after-tax) cap also cut by Budget
- Budget flags radical changes to Age Pension
- Generous Pension Bonus Scheme to close 20/9/09
- $32 per week increase in single Age Pension
- Budget changes hit hard for super savers
- Budget 2009/2010 snapshot for super savers and retirees
- Only independent super website?
- Another super review: Who’s looking out for consumers?
- Turn zero dollars into $2250 in four steps
- THE SOAPBOX: Women and carers ignored by super law-makers
- Four new DIY super publications
- Beware ‘pump and dump’ scams
- Turning 60 means tax-free super
- Deduction amount still applies for Age Pension income test
- No pension relief for early birds
- Light relief for SMSF lifetime pensions
- THE SOAPBOX: Fair go for retirees and super savers
- Six-monthly pay rise for Age Pensioners
- Jump in contribution limits for 2009/2010 year
- Not all super payments count for Seniors Health Card from July 2009
- Relief in hard times for retirees
- Choosing a super fund without an adviser
- Retirement: making the right super investments for your age
- To DIY or not to DIY?
- Taking back control: wrap vs DIY super
- Running 2 super funds
- Joining the DIY super club
- Is there an age limit for starting a DIY super fund?
- More Age Pension for more Australians
- The retiree’s regret: starting too late, or not at all
- Getting real super advice
- Working is the new ‘retirement’
- Australia’s super system: world’s best practice
- Choosing a super fund without an adviser
- Why women have to save more in super
- Markets bear down on super
- How much should I be putting into super?
- How does salary sacrifice for super work?
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