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Detailed yet simple guides for the decisions trustees actually face: setup, pensions, investment strategy, property, crypto, death benefits, audits, and year-end planning.
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Most SMSF content is written for accountants. Super Informed exists to fix that.
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"The non-arm's length income provisions may apply where the LRBA terms are not consistent with those which might reasonably be expected had the parties been dealing at arm's length."
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If your SMSF borrows to buy a property from a related party, the loan terms need to match what a bank would offer a stranger. If they do not, the ATO can tax all rental income from that property at 45%.
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Start here if you are checking whether Super Informed is useful for your fund, your adviser conversations, or your weekly SMSF reading.
Super Informed is an independent SMSF resource for Australian trustees. It brings together guides, tools, glossary definitions, compliance dates, and weekly updates in understandable language.
No. Super Informed provides general information only. It is designed to help you understand the issue, prepare better questions, and know what to raise with your accountant, adviser, auditor, or lawyer.
Use the pathfinder near the top of the homepage if you have a specific job in mind. If you are not sure, start with the SMSF guides, the compliance calendar, or the .
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The weekly newsletter
Simple SMSF updates, every Thursday.
The week's most important development for trustees: rule changes, ATO updates, deadlines and the decisions worth raising with your adviser.
SMSF Valuations at 30 June 2026: Why They Now Carry Permanent Consequences
Your 30 June 2026 asset values now support the SMSF audit, Division 296 reporting, and the one-off cost base reset election. Here is what trustees should have on file before year end.
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CSLR SMSF Levy: The $154M Compensation Problem Facing Australian Trustees
Treasury is consulting on whether SMSF trustees should help fund a compensation scheme under serious financial pressure. Most trustees have never heard of it.
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ASIC Reviewed 100 SMSF Advice Files. 62 Failed. What That Means for Your Next Audit
ASIC reviewed how SMSFs are being set up. The weaknesses it found don't stay with the adviser. They follow the fund.
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SMSF Budget 2026: CGT, Negative Gearing and Trusts
The 2026-27 federal budget proposed major CGT, negative gearing and discretionary trust reforms. All three exclude SMSFs. For trustees holding growth assets, the relative position of super just shifted.
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CGT Discount Changes in the 2026 Budget: What SMSF Trustees Need to Know
The 2026 federal budget is widely expected to replace the 50% CGT discount for individuals with inflation indexation. For SMSF trustees, the change raises a question almost nobody is asking: does the tax advantage of holding growth assets inside super get bigger or smaller?
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Division 296 CGT Cost Base Reset: The Once-Only Election Every SMSF Should Know About
A new tax on super earnings above $3 million starts 1 July 2026. Buried inside the legislation is a transitional election that can permanently shelter years of built-up capital gains from its reach.
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SMSF Pension Minimum Drawdowns: The 30 June Deadline and What Trustees Must Know
Miss your SMSF pension minimum by 30 June and the ATO can treat the pension as having ceased from 1 July. Here is what trustees need to calculate, pay, and record before 30 June 2026.
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SMSF Investment Strategy Requirements: What the ATO Expects in 2026
Every SMSF must hold a written investment strategy - and it has to reflect how the fund is actually invested today. Most don't. Here's what that means at audit time, and what to check before yours.
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Binding Death Benefit Nominations for SMSF Trustees: Complete Guide (2026)
Your superannuation does not follow your will. A binding death benefit nomination is the document that decides who receives your super when you die - and most SMSF trustees have never checked whether theirs is still valid.
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Payday Super and SMSFs: What Trustees Need to Know Before 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, Payday Super ends quarterly employer contributions. SMSF trustees must verify their ESA, NPP-enabled bank account, and lodgement status before the deadline.
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