Oct 3, 2018 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Death Benefits, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
This superannuation recontribution strategy calculator allows you to calculate the benefits of a recontribution strategy. Specifically, this recontribution calculator shows how the taxable and tax-free components are affected by the strategy. The benefits of a super...
Sep 12, 2018 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Centrelink, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation
The partial commutation of an account based pension is where a portion of the capital value of the pension is withdrawn or rolled back to superannuation accumulation phase or withdrawn from super entirely. Partial commutations of account based pensions are usually...
Jul 10, 2018 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Making a superannuation withdrawal from an accumulation account can be done by anyone who has met a full superannuation condition of release. It is important to consider any tax implications of making a withdrawal from an accumulation account. Generally, when an...
Jul 18, 2017 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
An Allocated Pension income stream (also known as an account based pension) is an income stream commenced using your accumulated superannuation savings. An Allocated Pension is currently the most common form of income stream used by retirees. Here’s how it...
Mar 13, 2017 | Blog, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Calculating the notional earnings in relation to the Transfer Balance Cap is important in determining the amount that will need to be removed from retirement/pension phase of superannuation as a result of exceeding the Transfer Balance Cap under the new superannuation...
Feb 17, 2017 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Featured, Retirement Income Streams, Reversionary Pensions, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The superannuation transfer balance cap of $1.6 million is a new measure set to be introduced from 1 July 2017. This is a further shift towards reducing the tax-effectiveness of the superannuation environment for high-net worth individuals. So, how does the $1.6...