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It was during a family sojourn to the seaside town of Pescara, Italy, Rob DeDominicis first laid eyes on what would become the harbinger of his future. Andrew McKean writes.
"According to the ATO, there's just shy of 900 self-managed superannuation funds producing incomes of $1 million or more."
Why is there this obsession with Self Managed Super Funds?
The issue applies to all superannuation funds, including Defined Benefit Funds.
There should be income tax applicable to earnings above a certain threshold for all superannuation funds. This should be part of total income tac review including: Personal tax, Capital Gain Tax, all Trusts, Company taxand GST.