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CGT top of adviser minds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... two ways: by complying with the $1.6 million transfer balance cap, or changes to the tax treatment of transition to retirement (TTR) pensions. It's important to keep in mind CGT relief is not automatic and the client must choose, where eligible, the ...

'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... AMP Capital's Jeff Rogers highlighted the benefits of taking a holistic approach in assisting people to transition to retirement, and how these methods could built into the planning and advice phase. "It's a complex journey that people are engaged on ...

Super deadline driving adviser self-education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... proving the value of such materials and advisers' eagerness to educate themselves, particularly around Transition to Retirement and contribution caps. "Reforms of this magnitude are made far easier to navigate thanks to the resources and support advisers ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... amounts from the retirement phase to the accumulation phase to comply with the transfer balance cap or new transition to retirement income stream (TRIS) arrangements prior to the commencement of those provisions," Treasury explains.

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... retirement income products to provide more choice and flexibility for retirees; Attempts to ensure that transition to retirement income streams are accessed for the purpose for which they were designed and not for tax minimisation; Abolishes the out-dated ...

GPS Wealth launches advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... SMSF; borrowing to invest in real estate under a Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement; implementing a transition to retirement strategy; concessional and non-concessional super contribution strategies and reserving strategies. "It also produces strategy ...

Super needs calm after budget shake-up: Vamos

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... concessional contribution cap and lower Division 293 tax threshold, the lifetime non-concessional cap, transition to retirement tax changes and the abolition of anti-detriment payments - will generate about $6 billion in government revenue over forward ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... plans in line with the changes. From 1 July 2017, the tax exempt status of income from assets supporting 'transition to retirement' (TTR) income will be removed, with earnings to be taxed at 15%. A change IOOF claims will "effectively negate that TTR ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... reaffirmation of enshrining the objective of superannuation in law, including taxing the earnings of Transition to Retirement Income Streams. A joint statement from Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer says the objective of ...

More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... top five reasons for starting included: choosing own investments, self-managing a fund, minimising tax, transition to retirement (TTR), and choosing individual equities. Those thinking about starting an SMSF did not consider TTR as highly, replacing ...