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Welcome to the first edition of the Taggart Report for 2012

Happy New Year everyone.  This is our first newsletter edition for 2012.  We are already at the beginning of February; January seemed to fly by!

During 2012 we will run a series of articles on different matters relating to Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF's).  If you are looking at setting up an SMSF, or have one in place and would like to have a chat about that, please give us a call.

We have some interesting reading in this edition and we hope that you enjoy it.

Will the Tax Office seize half of your SMSF when you die?

by Taggart Nominees Pty Ltd

What happens to a self-managed superannuation fund when a trustee dies? Succession planning for a superannuation fund is often overlooked. The penalty for being a non-compliant fund is severe: a potential tax of 46.5% of the fund’s assets. Read More »

Starting and stopping a pension in SMSF

by Taggart Nominees Pty Ltd

The Australian Taxation Office has clarified its views on when a pension starts and stops. We look at how stopping a pension can affect the tax situation of a fund. Read More »

How worried are you about your super/investments? Come and see us.

by Taggart Nominees Pty Ltd

All of you have probably been reading in the newspapers and hearing on the television about all the doom and gloom in the investment world at present.

 

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Is it time to put a New Years' broom to your finances?

by Tony Hale

Every year or two you should sit down and look at your financial position and see how things are going.  Are you still heading in the direction you want to be going?

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How can you stop the most common method of car theft?

by Lidia Cochrane

Figures have shown that the number of car thefts have been decreasing over the years, however in 2011 3 out of 4 car theft claims1 have involved keys being stolen directly from owner's homes

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