FirstTech Podcast

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FirstTech Podcast episodes

June 29, 2020 Bring-forward rule changes yet to be legislated
Legislation extending the age at which a member can trigger the bring-forward rule is unlikely to be passed by its 1 July 2020 start date.
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29 min
June 29, 2020 Legislation fixing unintended super issues
New legislation fixes a number of unintended super issues such as the value of a transfer balance cap debit when rolling a TAP, and clarification regarding the taxation of death benefit rollovers.
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36 min
May 31, 2020 SMSFs and coronavirus relief measures
The Federal Government and the ATO have announced a number of temporary relief measures that may assist SMSFs and their members deal with the adverse economic impacts of the coronavirus.
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35 min
May 31, 2020 Coronavirus: Minimum annual payments reduced by 50%
To avoid retirees having to drawdown on depreciated asset holdings to fund pension payments, the Government has reduced the minimum annual payment by 50% for 2019/20 and 2020/21.
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26 min
May 01, 2020 Coronavirus: JobKeeper Payment
In this podcast we discuss the Federal Government's JobKeeper payment scheme. This payment is effectively a wage subsidy of $1,500 per fortnight paid to employers who retain eligible employees.
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33 min
April 30, 2020 Expanded access to JobSeeker Payment
Due to the financial impacts of the Coronavirus, the Government has expanded access to JobSeeker Payment and introduced a new Coronavirus supplement of $550 per fortnight
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26 min
April 30, 2020 Coronavirus - early release of superannuation
To assist people adversely financially impacted by the coronavirus, citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand are able to access up to $20,000 of their superannuation, tax free.
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41 min
March 04, 2020 Accessing super under the financial hardship condition of release
Recent bushfires have seen many people put in a difficult financial position. In some cases they may consider accessing super under the severe financial hardship condition of release however they need to meet specific eligibility criteria.
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37 min
March 03, 2020 Total super balance - inclusion of LRBA amounts
In this podcast we discuss a recent legislative change that includes the outstanding balance of an LRBA entered into on or after 1 July 2018 into the total super balance of certain SMSF and SAF members.
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28 min
January 27, 2020 Extending the age limit for genuine redundancy payments
In this podcast we discuss recently passed legislation that extends the eligible age to receive concessional tax treatment (ie. tax free amount based on service period) to qualifying Age Pension age for genuine redundancy and early retirement scheme payments.
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16 min

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A podcast series for financial advisers looking at the latest technical issues and advice strategies that may impact investors and super fund members. Join Craig Day and members of the Colonial First…