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SMSF Q&As

SMSF Q&As

SuperGuide covers all aspects of SMSFs and also provides answers to common SMSF Q&As.

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Please note that we can only provide general information, and cannot provide any advice about your personal situation.

See also our Superannuation Q&As section.

Here is a selection of recent SMSF Q&As posed by our members

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Does the previous year’s balance affect the minimum pension amount?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: When I retire, can I transfer the cash assets to my share of the SMSF?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q: Can an SMSF invest on a “tenants in common” basis in commercial property, funded by a mortgage?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Is a lump sum super payment taxed if I’m under 60?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can we use a recontribution strategy at 70 if we have a large transfer balance?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: What to consider with unused concessional contribution tax claims?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: How does a transition to retirement pension impact CGT on property assets?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can I do contribution splitting if I live overseas?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: What is the tax treatment on lump sum withdrawals when 65 and not retired?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Does the sole purpose test become redundant when you’ve retired?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can I cancel a reversionary pension within my SMSF and wind up the SMSF?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can an SMSF accept super contributions if it’s status is “Pending”?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can we use the money from our SMSF for personal use upon reaching pension age?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: What happens to my SMSF if I travel or move overseas?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can I own an overseas house in my SMSF?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: How does proportioning work if I have super in both accumulation and pension phases?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Do I need to complete a TBAR when commencing a Transition to Retirement (TTR) pension?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Do we need to use the proportioning rule when rolling over super benefits from an SMSF to an industry super fund?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Does a property owned by an SMSF need to be sold upon retirement or can we take possession?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can I receive my deceased spouse’s accumulation death benefit in a pension income stream?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: I’m 60. What happens to my super when I wind up my SMSF?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: What should we have in place for when an individual trustee of an SMSF passes away?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: What to consider if a director of a corporate trustee of a single member SMSF resigns

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Do SMSFs perform better than industry funds?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can you transfer an investment property into an SMSF?

Q&A: Transfer balance account, minimum pension requirements and the 1 June rule

Q&A: Can you make an in specie transfer of crypto into an SMSF?