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This podcast will touch on the recent indexation of various social security thresholds that took effect from 1 July 2023 and the potential benefits this may provide to your clients.
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The downsizer contribution strategy has been available since 1 July 2018, and can provide another avenue for clients to boost their retirement savings. While eligibility criteria have mostly remained the same, with the main exception of the eligibility age, the topic remains an area of frequently asked questions from advisers. In this podcast we will review some of recent queries from advisers.
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Before 2007, recontribution strategies were common for retirement planning tax efficiencies. Since then, they have been used less frequently for estate planning purposes. In this podcast we revisit the realities around recontribution strategies in light of the proposed tax for clients with super balances exceeding $3millon.
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