Superannuation rules are always changing, and 2025 is set to bring some updates that could affect your retirement savings. Whether you’re just starting to build your super or already planning for retirement, keeping up with these changes can help you make informed decisions. Here’s what’s on the horizon.

Selling a property that may have been used for mixed rental and residence purposes has a lot of capital gain tax (CGT) issues – and some of these also involve exercising good judgment as to how to best use the relevant CGT concessions.

With interest rates remaining stubbornly high, and some property investors bailing out altogether, others are taking steps to refinance their debt in order to secure a lower rate and obtain better terms. Before deciding to go down the refinancing route there are broader financial issues to weigh up and you may need to seek separate financial advice that takes into account your personal and financial circumstances. This article only examines the tax consequences of refinancing your investment property loan and some other issues around interest deductibility.

The government has shared more details about its proposed new “payday super” plan, which will start on 1 July 2026.

Only the ones you want to claim as a tax deduction, might be a common response.

Starting 1 July 2025, new parents will receive superannuation payments on top of their paid parental leave (PPL).

If you carry on a business – small or large – the question of which business structure to use always arises – and not just from when you start that business, but also during its operation when it may be beneficial to change from one structure to another.

A question that often gets asked is who can set up an SMSF together.

With apparently at least one in three marriages ending in divorce – and with countless more defacto relationships breaking down – the capital gains tax (CGT) roll-over provisions for “marriage and relationship breakdowns” has assumed increasing relevance.