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October 2023 SMSF newsletter

Choosing an SMSF service provider
Most SMSFs will need to outsource some of their financial, legal and administrative tasks to professionals, so it’s important to know what to look for and what to avoid. Read more.
Choosing an SMSF service provider
Most SMSFs will need to outsource some of their financial, legal and administrative tasks to professionals, so it’s important to know what to look for and what to avoid. Read more.
Currency hedging for SMSFs: What trustees need to know
Choosing between hedged and unhedged international shares can significantly affect your SMSF returns. It’s more important than it sounds. Read more.
Currency hedging for SMSFs: What trustees need to know
Choosing between hedged and unhedged international shares can significantly affect your SMSF returns. It’s more important than it sounds. Read more.
SMSF borrowing rules: What you can (and can’t) borrow for
With recent changes to the super borrowing rules, it’s important for SMSF trustees to know exactly what they’re still allowed to do. Read more.
SMSF borrowing rules: What you can (and can’t) borrow for
With recent changes to the super borrowing rules, it’s important for SMSF trustees to know exactly what they’re still allowed to do. Read more.
SMSFs and estate planning: What fund members should consider and plan for
The second article in our four-part “SMSF and estate planning series” covers the key issues for trustees when it comes to estate planning within their self-managed fund. Read more.
SMSFs and estate planning: What fund members should consider and plan for
The second article in our four-part “SMSF and estate planning series” covers the key issues for trustees when it comes to estate planning within their self-managed fund. Read more.
Managing your SMSF in a downturn
With slower growth, higher inflation and volatile markets the order of the day, investors need a plan to help them navigate choppy waters. Read more.
Managing your SMSF in a downturn
With slower growth, higher inflation and volatile markets the order of the day, investors need a plan to help them navigate choppy waters. Read more.

Transition-to-retirement pensions: Strategies and benefits

Thursday 26 October 2023 at 11:00 am AEDT

In this webinar, Garth will take you through the key benefits of using a transition to retirement pension; from tax planning to achieving better estate planning outcomes. This webinar is a must for all readers approaching or considering retirement.

Find out more

October 28

Is your fund paying a retirement phase pension? Do any of the fund members have a transfer balance account? Have there been any transfer balance events? Remember, the requirement to report transfer balance account events no longer depends on the size of your members’ super balances. All unreported events that affect any of your members transfer balance accounts that occurred before 30 September 2023 must be reported by this date. This means you cannot report at the same time as your SMSF annual return (SAR) for the 2022–23 income year. 

Read more about the kinds of transfer balance events that need to be reported. 

October 28

BAS due if your fund is registered for GST. Note that if you use a tax agent to lodge your activity statements, then your agent may have access to the agent lodgement concession which will push your due date to 25th November 2023.

October 31

You need to lodge your annual return and auditor’s report by this date if you are a first timer or were a late filer last year.

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