May 1, 2020 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
This article walks you through a transition to retirement example and the transition to retirement rules. A transition to retirement pension income stream is an income stream commenced using your some or all of your superannuation savings while you are still working,...
Aug 6, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
An individual’s superannuation balance can either be held in Accumulation Phase, Pension Phase, or a combination of the two. Understanding the difference between Accumulation Phase and Pension Phase within superannuation (including SMSFs) is important, as the...
Jun 19, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Contributing to Super, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
There are a number of ways to avoid tax in Australia. Some of them legal, some not-so. Most legal ways of avoiding tax involve you spending money and claiming a tax deduction for spending that money. However, I’m going to show you two ways to avoid tax without...
Jun 1, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
Accessing superannuation requires you to meet a superannuation condition of release. Generally, this first opportunity that you have to meet a condition of release is by reaching your superannuation preservation age. The superannuation preservation age for people born...
May 27, 2019 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
This article discusses how to rollback a pension to accumulation within superannuation. Within superannuation you can have an accumulation account and/or a pension account. In fact, you may have separate accumulation accounts with different superannuation providers....
Sep 28, 2018 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation
This superannuation preservation age calculator allows you to help calculate your retirement age in Australia. Your superannuation preservation age is the first age that you become eligible to access your superannuation. The only time that you can have earlier access...
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...
Jun 2, 2018 | Accessing Superannuation, Blog, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation
Superannuation rules for over 55s is important because it signifies the first superannuation preservation age. Many superannuation rules become relevant for people over age 55, as this is the earliest age that you became eligible to access your super. If you’re...
Aug 12, 2017 | Accessing Superannuation, Death Benefits, Superannuation, Superannuation Tax
The withdrawal and recontribution strategy is a process employed to reduce the taxable component of a superannuation or pension balance and increase the tax-free component. Despite the changes to superannuation from 1 July 2017, the withdrawal and recontribution...
Aug 3, 2017 | Blog, Contributing to Super, Superannuation
Meeting the Superannuation Work Test is required for members who have reached age 65 and wish to make or receive certain contributions. The Government did not make any changes to the superannuation work test from 1 July 2017. Members under age 65 are not required to...