Redwood Advisory SMSF
The budget has been handed down and as suspected, Treasure Scott Morrison has handed down the biggest shake up in over a decade targetting high income earners. There are major changes for Superannuation Funds, particularly, those who utilise the contribution caps – both concessional and non concessional. The changes are hot off the press however…
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The end of the financial year is fast approaching us, so now is the time to think about key strategies for your SMSF before 30 June 2016. There is still time! Self managed superannuation funds (“SMSF’s) are about strategy. There are many SMSF strategies available which can be utilised to boost your retirement savings as…
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PAYG is a system for making regular payments towards your expected annual income tax liability for your SMSF and is applied after your first annual return is lodged. Your payments during the year are based on the previous year’s tax payable, and any amount paid is credited against the next years tax payable. PAYG are…
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Contributions reserves have become more commonplace in recent years as SMSF members have become more aware of the tax benefits of the strategy. Let’s learn how to implement this awesome strategy pre 30 June as time is running out to take advantage of this awesome strategy. Contribution reserves are “suspense” accounts which can be used…
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Negative gearing is now part of a political football game between Labor and Liberal parties. All the property news has focused on the recent announcement by Labor that, if elected, they will take away “negative gearing” for established property, leaving incentives only for “new” properties. So what is negative gearing? You hear “negative gearing” all…
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Buying a Property and establishing a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (“SMSF”) require a clear strategy to determine if a SMSF and property is right for you. Off the plan apartments can be attractive to many investors, however there is more to consider than the glossy brochure. Deciding on the right criteria for an SMSF investment…
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WITH INTEREST RATES AT RECORD LOWS AND THE BANKS COMPETING FOR YOUR LOAN, THE KEY QUESTION ON EVERYONE’S MIND – IS IT THE PERFECT TIME TO “FIX” THE RATE OR LEAVE YOUR RATE AT VARIABLE? During 2015, the Reserve Bank of Australia decreased the cash rate to 2% and maintained the rate for most of the year.…
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Buying an investment property can be fun and challenging. You’ll need to work out what type of property is best for you. We explore key considerations to ensure success with your property investment. There is no right or wrong as to whether an apartment or house is best – it really depends on your personal…
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Today, the Government response to the “Financial Systems Inquiry Report” (“FSI”) was released and its good news for SMSFs. The Government responded to all FSI’s 44 recommendations and did not agree with the recommendation to ban SMSF Loans. While highlighting concerns around SMSF Loans – the Government did not consider current data sufficient to ban…
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Late 2014, the “Financial Systems Inquiry Report” (“FSI”), provided 44 recommendations, one of which was a proposed “Ban on limited recourse borrowing arrangements” or SMSF Loans. This caused significant uncertainly for SMSF professionals and investors. Last week, there has been a major development with Assistant Treasurer Mr Josh Frydenberg gave the biggest indication that SMSF…
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