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It Depends – Update on what is happening with Div 296 tax

Transcript & link to video providing an update on what is happening with Division 296 tax, the tax on large superannuation balances.

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Payday super changes are coming

New Payday Super laws require employers to pay superannuation at the same time as wages, replacing quarterly payments with near-immediate compliance obligations.

Australia Employment

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Worrells

Making a death benefit claim on superannuation or life insurance: Your FAQs answered – part 2

Article focuses on the importance of acting early, the key deadlines you need to be aware of & the steps you can take if your claim is denied.

Australia Insurance

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Payday Super Bills Received Royal Assent And Start Date Remains 1 July 2026

On 9 October 2025, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 and the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025...

Australia Employment

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

It depends – What happens when you fail to meet your minimum pension payment from a superfund?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Federal Court ruling limits use of set-off clauses for annual salaries of award-covered employees

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Superannuation and estate planning

Australia Family

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Superannuation and your Estate – are your children really protected? Lessons from Steele v Host-Plus Pty Limited as trustee for the Hostplus Superannuation Fund [2025] FCA 668

Australia Family

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Australia's Workplace Thresholds And Limits For The New Financial Year

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

ATO Guidance On Meaning Of Employee For Super Guarantee (SG) Purposes

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Major employment law changes – wage theft, penalties & superannuation

Australia Employment

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

It depends – Can my superannuation death benefit be paid to my stepchild?

Australia Family

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Workplace Wrap - July 2025

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

It depends – Can I make an in-specie contribution to my self-managed superfund?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – What's up with trusts?

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Funds Update - 9 January 2026

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends

Australia Technology

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Is Your Estate Plan Crash-Proof?

In recent weeks, global stock markets have experienced a dramatic decline, with the ASX 200 falling by 6.5% in a single day on April 7—marking its steepest one-day drop since March 2020.

Australia Family

KK

Kalus Kenny Intelex

It Depends – Should I withdraw my super before 1 July 2025?

Transcript & link to video regarding proposed >$3m in super law. If it becomes law, do get advice.

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Cooper Grace Ward

Podcast: SMSFs with CGW – Update on proposed tax on super balances over $3 million or Div 296 Tax

Link to podcast discussing the government's proposed tax on super balances over $3 million.

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Migration: One Solution To Labour Shortages?

The growing strain from an ageing workforce and declining birth rates has resulted in significant labour market tightness across many OECD countries.

Worldwide Immigration

IL

Ius Laboris

Is superannuation paid on workers compensation payments in NSW?

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

It Depends – Can an SMSF buy shares in a private company?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Directors And Officers Of Retirement Villages In Western Australia–The Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2024 Materially Increases Your Risk Of Being Personally Liable For The Acts And Omissions Of Your Organisation

Australia Real Estate

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Understanding U.S. Tax On Australian Superannuation Accounts

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Gordon Law

Legislative changes which could impact your business' cashflow

Australia Employment

W

Worrells

Podcast: SMSFs with CGW – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

How 2024 is shaping up for super trustees

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

Quarterly Update For The Asia-Pacific Region No: 2, July 2024

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Paid Parental Leave - greater expansions, with superannuation too

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

It Depends – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Transcript & link to video discussing whether someone can access their superannuation because they have ‘retired'.

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

How 2024 is shaping up for super trustees

Financial services regulatory activities for superannuation trustees in 2024.

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

Quarterly Update For The Asia-Pacific Region No: 2, July 2024

In this APAC regional quarterly update, we analyze measures to expand worker protections across various countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Australia has seen worker-friendly increases to minimum wage...

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Paid Parental Leave - greater expansions, with superannuation too

Employers should consider their policies, procedures and systems, to comply with the amendments.

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Australia Employment

VY

Vincent Young

SMSFs with CGW – Episode 1: Proposed tax on super

The first episode of SMSFs with CGW discusses the proposed tax on super balances over $3 million, the Div 296 Tax.

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

What employers can't afford to ignore in 2024

Six key employment law areas and issues that businesses should focus on and prepare for in 2024.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Superannuation binding death benefit nomination – mental capacity and unconscionable conduct challenge

Recent case examined a legal challenge to the validity of a Binding Death Benefit Nomination.

Australia Family

BP

Bartier Perry

It Depends – Do I need to update my superannuation fund trust deed?

Three key dates to think about when looking through your client's superannuation fund trust deed.

Australia Finance

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Top 10 superannuation trustee priorities for 2024

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

The Commissioner tightens compliance against SMSF Trustees, what are you doing wrong?

Australia Finance

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

It Depends – Am I affected by the 2023 superannuation changes?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Can my SMSF make loans?

Australia Finance

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

HSF FSR Australia Notes – 2023 Wrapped

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Closing loopholes as we close out 2023

Australia Employment

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Podcast: TaxLand with Fletch and Sarah – When do businesses have to contribute superannuation for particular contractors?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Fair Work update for employers

Australia Employment

ML

MDC Legal

JMC Pty Ltd: High Court rejects the Commissioner's leave to appeal

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Court decides loans by an SMSF in breach of the superannuation rules are unenforceable – Colaciello v Christensen

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Non-arm's length expenses (NALE) and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) – the new rules for general expenses finally released!

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Troubling waters; Navigating the Australian superannuation guarantee landscape: Recent legal issues for employers (and workers)

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

When superannuation assets vest in the bankruptcy trustee

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

Stop! It's members' time: Amendments to SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes

Australia Finance

PA

Piper Alderman

Super Guarantee – a focus area for the ATO through 2023/2024

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

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It Depends – Can an SMSF buy shares in a private company?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Transferring property from an SMSF

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Proposed tax on super balances over $3 million

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – Can my SMSF engage a related party builder?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It Depends – What if I have both a reversionary pension and a binding death benefit nomination for my super?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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