 Annie Dawson Senior SMSF Technical Specialist, Heffron Consulting Pty Ltd Annie specialises in providing technical advice on superannuation matters to the accounting, legal and financial planning industries. She has over 20 years of experience in the superannuation industry and is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Financial Planner, and an accredited SMSF Specialist Advisor of the SMSF Association.
ANNIE DAWSON | FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023 A complying superannuation fund that pays a "retirement phase pension" will be entitled to a tax exemption on some or all of its investment income (provided the pension complies with the pension standards in the superannuation law). Read more ANNIE DAWSON | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022 At the end of 2021, the market for non-fungible tokens or NFTs was estimated to reach a staggering US$41 billion, and some say this amount is understated! It begs the questions, what exactly are NFTs and are SMSFs allowed to invest in them? Read more PAGE: 1 |
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