Grain production planning

Make hay while the sun shines

If you have put your super planning ‘out to pasture’ due to the competing demands on excess cash associated with running a family farming business, your super balance may not be in tip-top shape.

But making contributions to super just got a whole lot easier… You can now ‘carry-forward’ unused pre-tax contribution amounts from 1 July 2018, allowing you to catch-up your unused super contributions for up to five years. Coupled with the existing rule allowing you to ‘bring forward’ your after-tax contributions to super, you now have real opportunity to boost your super to build your savings for your retirement.

FSSA 5 Steps for Succession

Great Expectations – Setting Expectations for your Family Succession Plan

Great Expectations Setting Expectations for your Family Succession Plan By Phillip “Dibbo” Dibben “Five Steps for Succession Success is a collaboration between Kelly Kelly Legal and Financial Services SA” When you are involved in a family farming business, there’s a lot at stake. Managing the day to day general demands of an intergenerational farm can…

Contributions – what the changed concessional and non-concessional caps may mean for you

With many of the changes announced in the 2016 Federal Budget now passed by Parliament, there is an amount of certainty that you can have when approaching your SMSF planning and the contributions you might wish to make to your SMSF. The Government is lowering both the concessional (pre-tax) and non-concessional (after-tax) contribution limits from…

There’s never been a better time to consider your financial future

When many people think about financial planning, they think it’s all about savings and investments, but there are many other facets that everyday Australians need to take into account when considering their overall financial situation. Statistics reveal that one in four people living in rural and regional areas is suffering from cardiovascular disease and men…