INSIGHTS
Practical SMSF thinking — strategy, compliance, legislation, and what's actually changed.
COMPLIANCE & TRUSTEES
· 8 min read
You can hand the work to an accountant, and most trustees sensibly do, but the responsibility for the fund stays with you. A South Australian court made that point again…
COMPLIANCE & TRUSTEES
· 10 min read
From 1 July 2027 ASIC starts linking director IDs to the companies they direct. Your SMSF's corporate trustee gets caught at its…
DIVISION 296
· 9 min read
Two changes have reshaped self-managed super in six weeks. Borrowing to buy residential property is gone, Division 296 has started, and a…
COMPLIANCE & TRUSTEES
· 7 min read
The government's post-Shield super package lands with several SMSF-specific measures. Most well-run funds are barely touched, the new costs are modest, and…
COMPLIANCE & TRUSTEES
· 4 min read
From 1 July 2027, your SMSF's corporate trustee will have to report each director's Director ID to ASIC. For most funds it's…
PROPERTY & LRBAS
· 10 min read
The right date for the bare trust deed in an SMSF LRBA depends on where the property is. A state-by-state guide for…
BUDGET & POLICY
· 5 min read
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 26 June 2026. The residential property LRBA ban…
BUDGET & POLICY
· 9 min read
On 23 June 2026 the government and the Greens confirmed a Senate deal: an amendment to the first tranche of tax reform…
COMPLIANCE & OPERATIONS
· 9 min read
From 1 July 2026, employer SG must land in the receiving fund within seven business days of payday — not the current…
BUDGET & POLICY
· 9 min read
Super itself was largely left alone — but the changes happening around super have quietly widened the tax gap between holding assets…
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