Welcome to SMSF WORKS - Self Managed Super Funds Specialists

Self Managed Super Fund Specialists For more than a decade Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF’s) have been the fastest growing sector of superannuation. The number of self managed super funds in operation has grown from less than 100,000 in 1994 to almost 400,000 at June 2008 with around 750,000 members.

Self managed super funds, also known as DIY super funds, offer a level of control and flexibility that cannot be matched by traditional superannuation alternatives.

Self managed super funds have many advantages for investors compared to using a traditional institutionally managed superannuation fund.

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Refer also to Australian Taxation Office publications at SMSF Issues of Interest.

Self managed super funds - advantages

Self managed super funds provide you with the opportunity to reduce income tax on investment income and capital gains;
Self managed super funds Increase the flexibility of investment choices and the asset selection;
Self managed super funds provide control over your total investment portfolio, with the ability to take account of the risk profile of all your assets, including those held outside superannuation;

Self managed super funds have between 1- 4 members in the fund and allow the pooling of resources of others with similar financial objectives (for example, a family unit);
Self managed super funds provide maximum flexibility in relation to the usage of pension streams;
Self managed super funds provide Increased flexibility to use the advantages
superannuation offers for those people trying to access Centrelink benefits such as the age pension;

Self managed super funds give you the ability to transfer personally owned shares and other listed securities directly into superannuation; and
Self managed super funds also give you the ability to own your business' real property (but not operating assets) in the superannuation fund, assisting funding and cashflow problems for many businesses.