Questions tagged [smsf]

A self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) is essentially a superannuation fund that is controlled and operated by its members in Australia. Membership is restricted to four or less people with all members required to be trustees.

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Buying an Investment Property in a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF)

What is the best way to structure the purchase of an investment property in a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF)? Now that limited recourse borrowing is allowed in SMSFs to purchase assets such as investment properties, would this be the best method to…
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Withdrawing income from a self-managed super fund holding a rental property?

Do I need to sell my rental property (fully paid for) in my Super fund to start withdrawing from the funds on a monthly basis to live on at 60 years of age, or can I keep renting it and just access the rental income?
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Australia SMSF - using it to offset the interest owning on my personal home-loan

I'm quite sure I know the answer to this question however, I need to ask to confirm my own findings. Can I use my SMSF to offset the interest owning on my personal home-loan? Obviously, I can't pay down the loan - but can I offset the interest…
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Can I transfer my West Australian rock lobster quota units into my SMSF?

Is it possible to transfer my pre-owned Western Australian Rock Lobster fishery quota units into my existing SMSF?
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Can I transfer my investment property into a SMSF?

I have two existing investment properties which I am looking to hold for the long term, basically to provide me with rental income in my retirement. If I set up a SMSF can I transfer these properties into the SMSF? The properties are both 3 bedroom…
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Lending to SMSF

I have owner occupied/investment property. I have $2M loan on my property, and $2M sitting on my offset account, therefore paying no interest. Can I use my cash in the offset to lend to my SMSF to buy a property? If so, can I deduct the…
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When is a higher return not desireable in a Retirement Fund?

I have been back-testing some share investment strategies for my SMSF (self managed retirement fund) and have narrowed it down to two strategies that have consistently performed the best over a 3 year period. A summary of the two strategies is…
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How can a single member SMSF be set up?

In a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) each member has to be a trustee or a director of a corporate trustee and each trustee or director of a corporate trustee a member. However, a SMSF cannot have only one trustee. As a SMSF can have between…
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Australian superannuation funds holding bitcoin?

I'd like to move some of my Australian superannuation into a fund which allows investing in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Do any such funds exist? If no, how would I minimise the auditing fees if I held cryptocurrencies in my SMSF?
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Commencing a Pension from an SMSF

If I have bought a number of investment properties through my SMSF during the accumulation phase, which are all or mostly paid off with net positive income by the time I reach preservation age and convert to the pension phase, can the pension income…
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