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Max Newnham

Max Newnham is a partner with TaxBiz Australia, a chartered accounting firm specialising in small business, tax and SMSFs. Max has over three decades experience as a chartered accountant, and is the author of Eureka Report's popular column: Tax with Max, a weekly piece where he answers the questions of Eureka Report members. Max is a regular contributor to Fairfax and has written six books.

Do you have a question for Max? Send an email to askmax@eurekareport.com.au

Responses to Tax with Max questions. While every attempt is made to provide answers to readers’ questions, answers are of a general nature only. Subscribers should seek independent professional advice for more in-depth information that is specific to their situation.

Articles by Max Newnham

Tax with Max: Super and the election

8 June 2016 Plus: planning re-contribution strategies and negotiating the unknowns in this election campaign.
Tax with Max: Planning for super limits

25 May 2016 How many people will actually be affected by superannuation changes?
Tax with Max: The budget edition

11 May 2016 We look at some practical applications of the government’s proposed super changes.
Tax with Max: SMSF paperwork

27 April 2016 This week we look at the introduction of SuperStream for SMSFs, changing trustees and moving shares to super.
Tax with Max: How much super do I have to draw?

13 April 2016 Minimum withdrawals from your super and how home ownership affects your pension.
Tax with Max: The pension edition

30 March 2016 Your questions on the assets test, entitlement ages and working after 70.
Tax with Max: Splitting proceeds of a deceased estate

16 March 2016 The CGT implications of selling property, and testamentary trusts explained.
Tax with Max: Planning aged care

2 March 2016 We have $2 million in an SMSF – what assistance is available to us for aged care?
Tax with Max: Industry vs. commercial funds

17 February 2016 How pension age compares to super preservation age, and the origin of industry funds.
Tax with Max: Offshoring of DIY fund accounting

3 February 2016 Should you be worried if your accountant is sending your SMSF work offshore?
Tax with Max: Rolling SMSFs into industry funds

20 January 2016 We discuss the process for moving an SMSF into an industry fund.
Tax with Max: explaining the over 65 work test

9 December 2015 We explain the rationale behind the work test that determines whether over 65s can continue to voluntarily contribute to super.
Tax with Max: Working out CGT complications

25 November 2015 Calculating capital gains tax on a property when the situation involves an inheritance, a rental arrangement and a subdivision.
Tax with Max: Withdrawing a lump sum from super

11 November 2015 Taking extra funds out of a pension account and considering a possible future tax on super earnings.
Tax with Max: More on self-employed super contributions

28 October 2015 Working for yourself and thinking about topping up your super? Here’s what you need to know.
Tax with Max: Making self-employed super contributions

14 October 2015 Qualifying as self-employed for super purposes and understanding the rules about loans to an SMSF.
Tax with Max: Reconfiguring mutliple pensions

30 September 2015 We look at how to simplify multiple pension accounts to allow them to be distributed according to a will rather than automatically diverting to the remaining spouse.
Tax with Max: Rebalancing your partner's super

16 September 2015 For superannuants fearful that a Labor Government would tax super earnings above $75,000, equalising spouses' balances may be an option.
Tax with Max: Estate planning for super

2 September 2015 Thinking about where an SMSF’s assets go after the death of a member and accessing the age pension while paying off a mortgage.
Tax with Max: Comparing aged care providers

19 August 2015 Understanding the difference between retirement villages and aged care, and preparing for the death of an SMSF trustee.

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