Monthly Archives: November 2017

MASTERCLASS SMSF – Franked income Australia and how it works in Super to advantage!

Franked income, such as franked dividends and in some cases trust distributions, can offer significant advantages when managing your self-managed super fund (SMSF)s tax liability in Australia.  It is another example of the benefit of taking control of your super … Continue reading

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CASE STUDY – Brian the engineer who wanted to invest super in property later

Brian and his wife  had investment property experience, but wanted to invest their super in property, when they had enough. (There are 5 easy steps to planning anything – start where you are at, decide what lifestyle you want to … Continue reading

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MASTERCLASS Investment – Franking Credits, Franked Dividends, Imputed tax credits – what they mean

In Australia and several other countries, if a company pays tax on the profit/earnings and distributes some or all to shareholders as dividends, they are known as Franked Dividends. If the corporation has not paid tax, they are Un-Franked Dividends. … Continue reading

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Pensions Centrelink – Summary of current asset test age pension changes 2017

The start of January 2017 saw some significant changes to means testing for Social Security pensions (including the Age Pension). Retire Invest wrote a comprehensive summary in their RIAdvice magazine – Uncertainty around income can be unsettling for those receiving … Continue reading

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