Class SMSF Benchmark Report June 2019
The latest Class SMSF Benchmark Report provides some interesting Investment Insights: Tech companies make up 57% of the Top 20 International Share Holdings, while International [...]
Super, insurance and exit fees: The 1 July changes
From 1 July 2019, new laws prevent superannuation providers from eroding member balances with unwanted or unnecessary insurance and exit fees. Plus, inactive accounts with [...]
SBSCH end of financial year processing dates
Pay your super via a clearing house? Superannuation payments are only considered to be paid for taxation purposes once they have been received by the [...]
Not making your full superannuation contribution? Now you can catch up
This year is the first year of new measures that enable people who have been out of the work force, like new mums, to top [...]
Class SMSF March 2019 Benchmark Report
The Class SMSF Benchmark Report for March 2019 is now available. This quarter’s special feature casts a spotlight on the characteristics and trends of newly [...]
Class December 2018 SMSF Benchmark Report
Check out last quarters SMSF Benchmark report from Class. Read the full report
Contractor or employee? Defining workers in the gig economy
When determining whether a worker is a contractor or an employee, the courts say "… the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor is [...]
MBA Budget Update 2019-20
On 2 April the Australian Government handed down it's 2019 Budget, earlier than usual thanks to the upcoming election. We have reviewed the budget and here's [...]
Class Self Managed Super Fund Benchmark Report – June 2018
At June 2018, asset value in accumulation phase was $422bn, a 90% increase from March 2017. The hard hitting impact of this change is that [...]
Do you pay tax on your super when you die?
Not sure? Well, it seems neither is the ATO. The ATO commented that "There are no inheritance or estate taxes in Australia" (ATO 18.08.16) and then, [...]