News : Death Benefits

Death Benefits, Estate Planning, Tax

Death tax minimisation through strategy

SMSF members can implement certain strategies that can mitigate the effect of the three layers of taxes on death that currently exist.

SMSF members can implement certain strategies that can mitigate the effect of the three layers of taxes on death that currently exist.

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Budget, Death Benefits, Estate Planning, Tax, Trusts

Tax or asset protection choice

SMSF trustees wanting to use a testamentary trust in an estate planning strategy face an unenviable choice given the new tax rules.

SMSF trustees wanting to use a testamentary trust in an estate planning strategy face an unenviable choice given the new tax rules.

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Compliance & Regulation, Death Benefits, Division 296, Legislation, Tax

Death pensions impact Div 296 instantly

Death pension beneficiaries will have the value of that income stream included in their total super balance immediately for Division 296 purposes.

Death pension beneficiaries will have the value of that income stream included in their total super balance immediately for Division 296 purposes.

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Compliance & Regulation, Death Benefits, Estate Planning

Court can issue death benefit guidance

SMSF trustees who are unsure as to their death benefit payment responsibilites can approach the court to guide them through the process.

SMSF trustees who are unsure as to their death benefit payment responsibilites can approach the court to guide them through the process.

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Death Benefits

Death benefit payment timeframe dumped

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The ATO’s guidance suggesting a timeframe of six months is the definition of ‘as soon as practicable’ for death benefit payments has been removed.

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BDBN, Death Benefits

Call to scrap death benefit lump sum limit

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Removing the limit on the number of death benefit lump sums should be made to enable fewer breaches of payment regulations.

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Death Benefits, Pensions

Correct death beneficiary a critical detail

Confirmation as to whom death benefits should be assigned needs to be established before a reversionary pension is implemented.

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