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Introduction Consider this important question: an SMSF member is married to a second spouse. The member and his second spouse are the two trustees of the SMSF. The member wishes to make a valid binding death benefit nomination (BDBN). The member however does not want to tell his second spouse about the BDBN. Does the [read more]
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The Victorian Court of Appeal recently handed a judgment regarding a trust with a lost deed: Vanta Pty Ltd v Mantovani [2023] VSCA 53 (http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSCA//2023/53.html). Although this involved a family trust, rather than an SMSF, this case also has important implications for SMSFs with lost trust deeds. Facts John Mantovani was born in 1960. John’s [read more]
Failing to keep your SMSF deed up to date can lead to the SMSF failing to optimise tax and contribution concessions, unnecessarily restricting investment opportunities, and can result in funds being unable to function appropriately if a member loses capacity or dies. Deciding when, and with whom, to update the governing rules of an SMSF [read more]
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