In this episode of the DBA Lawyers Podcast, Daniel Butler, Director and Shaun Backhaus, Lawyer discuss what to look for in a company constitution and some of the value-added features of the DBA Lawyers’ constitution. It pays to obtain quality when obtaining a constitution, especially the many value-added strategies and features that you can [read more]
In this episode of the DBA Lawyers Podcast, Bryce Figot, Special Counsel and William Fettes, Senior Associate discuss SMSF succession planning and some practical tips and traps. SMSF succession planning is a critical component of each member’s SMSF strategy and is often overlooked. The two key questions to ask when formulating an SMSF succession plan [read more]
In this episode of the DBA Lawyers Podcast, Bryce Figot, Special Counsel and Shaun Backhaus, Lawyer, discuss the foreign purchaser duty and land tax surcharges that have been adopted by various states and territories. The foreign purchaser duty and land tax provisions are additional surcharges that, broadly, are applied to foreign persons purchasing residential property [read more]
Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler provide you with an insight into the many value-added features of the DBA Lawyers SMSF deed. They are both wanting to ensure our adviser clients can provide the best service to their SMSF clients having a deeper understanding of the strategies that can be unlocked by using our SMSF deed. [read more]
In this episode of the DBA Lawyers Podcast, we discuss the recent changes to contribution age tests, amendments to the treatment of excepted trust income in testamentary trusts and the recent case of Sutton v NRS(J) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 826 regarding lost trust deeds. Firstly, we discuss making contributions and some of the recent changes to [read more]
In this episode of the DBA Lawyers Podcast, we discuss the beginning of the new financial year and Dan gives us his tips for advisers to begin the 2021 Financial Year on solid ground. Firstly, we discuss making contributions and some of the recent changes to various age tests, the new pension minimums rules and [read more]
In this episode of the DBA Lawyers Podcast, we discuss electronic execution of deeds, making an effective binding death benefit nomination (‘BDBN’) and the possibility of SMSFs providing rental relief due to COVID-19. Firstly, we discuss the new temporary relief legislation made by the New South Wales (‘NSW’), Victorian and the Federal governments to allow [read more]
In the context of social distancing and the ‘work-from-home’ culture COVID-19 has demanded, corporations have had to adapt their standard means of holding meetings and executing deeds. Accordingly, on 5 May 2020, Josh Frydenberg, made a determination under the new s 1362A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘CA’) called the Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) [read more]
In this first episode of this brand new podcast by DBA Lawyers, we discuss the topics of SMSFs and rent relief due to COVID-19 and how to make a binding death benefit nomination (‘BDBN’) in a world where it may be difficult, if not illegal, to have two independent witnesses present. Our aim with this [read more]
Click here to provide your instructions For many Australians, SMSF investments are a key component of their retirement savings and wealth creation strategies. For example, the ATO confirmed there were more than 600,000 SMSFs with an average value of more than $1.27 million for the quarter ended 30 September 2019. Unfortunately, many do not plan [read more]
