Let’s be frank, at a time of historically low interest rates it’s no wonder SMSF investors have been flocking to franked dividends from shares.
Dividends shaken but not stirred
Corporate Australia is emerging from COVID in good shape and dividends are making a comeback. So what dividend yields are on offer and where do dividends fit into your income strategy?
Franking credits post-election: Where to now?
One of the more unlikely outcomes of the recent federal election, apart from the surprise return of the Coalition government, is that many Australians who had never heard of franking credits are now aware of them.
Words that matter. What’s a franking credit? What’s dividend imputation. And what’s ‘retiree tax’?
Reporters need to economise on words, so they use shorthand: words like “dividend imputation”, “franking credits”, and yes, “retiree tax”.
Labor’s franking credits policy: Options for SMSF trustees
SMSF members could be forced to take on more risk, should the ALP be successful with its plan to scrap cash refunds from franking credits.
Labor’s franking credits policy will reduce income for low and middle earners
In this article, I dig into this subject in more detail, particularly for those who hold their shares directly in their own names, to show what the ALP proposal really means and how it would operate.
Labor’s franking credits policy will hurt retirees
The Australian Labor Party’s proposal to deny a cash refund on excess franking credits from Australian shares has very similar effects to the destructive and self-defeating consequences of the federal government’s 2017 changes to the Age Pension asset test.
