STEVEN JELL | SENIOR ASSOCIATE | COOPER GRACE WARD

DEATH BED SUPERANNUATION MEMBER PAYMENTS – PROBLEMS AND PITFALLS MAKING A TAX-FREE SUPERANNUATION MEMBER PAYMENT SHORTLY PRIOR TO THE DEATH OF A MEMBER CAN MINIMISE THE TAX THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE ON THAT MEMBER’S SUPERANNUATION DEATH BENEFIT. BUT HOW MUST IT BE DONE WITHIN AN SMSF?