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Superannuation: BDBNs: what to look out for and what to avoid
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Published on 01 Sep 22 by "TAXATION IN AUSTRALIA" JOURNAL ARTICLE
A well-drafted BDBN can be a powerful and important tool in a member’s succession planning toolkit — it’s important to do it right though as some risky practices have evolved.
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Cassandra Hurley
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Daniel Butler CTA
Daniel Butler, CTA, is one of Australia’s leading SMSF lawyers and has worked predominantly in the SMSF, tax and related fields for over 40 years. He is a regular presenter on SMSF topics and has published extensively in professional journals including contributing a monthly article on SMSFs to the Taxation in Australia and other media. Dan is a member of the Tax Institute’s National Superannuation Committee and is involved with a number of other tax and SMSF committees and discussion groups. Dan also presents on the subject Taxation of Superannuation at the University of Melbourne’s Master of Laws/Tax program. Dan is also a Specialist SMSF Advisor.
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15 January 2025
More by Daniel BUTLER
- Superannuation: The new 15% tax on $3m+ member TSBs - 01-June-2023
- Superannuation: Employee or contractor — the application of SG to contractors: part 4 - 01-May-2023
- Superannuation: All SMSF members should have an EPoA - 01-April-2023
- Superannuation: Greater certainty with SMSF BDBNs - 01-February-2023
- Superannuation: Failing to pay minimum pension payments before 30 June - 01-December-2022
- Non-arm’s length income – the important changes, must know issues and key strategies paper - 24-November-2022
- Superannuation: Employee or contractor — payroll tax: part 3 - 01-November-2022
- Superannuation: Varying unit trust deeds to minimise risk - 01-October-2022
- NALI/NALE and SMSFs investing in companies and trusts paper - 15-September-2022
- Superannuation: Employee or contractor — clarifying the multi-factorial test: part 2 - 01-August-2022
- Superannuation: Employee or contractor — PAYG and SG: part 1 - 01-July-2022
- Superannuation: A guide to SMSF succession planning: part 2 - 01-June-2022
- NALE/NALI paper - 26-May-2022
- Superannuation: A guide to SMSF succession planning: part 1 - 01-May-2022
- Superannuation: New choice simplifies ECPI claims - 01-April-2022
- Superannuation: Are SMSF wills really “safer” than BDBNs? - 01-March-2022
- Superannuation: NALE and NALI: tax impact on contributions - 01-February-2022
- Superannuation: NALI: history and overview - 01-December-2021
- Superannuation: SMSF wills versus BDBNs - 01-November-2021
- Superannuation: SMSFs: pros and cons of adding a member - 01-October-2021
- Superannuation: SMSFs with units in unit trusts and NALI - 01-September-2021
- Superannuation: SMSF deeds: how does your supplier rate? - 01-August-2021
- Superannuation: Contribution reserving: hurdles and risks - 01-July-2021
- Superannuation: BDBNs: how long can they last in all Australian jurisdictions? - 01-June-2021
- Superannuation: SMSFs – can all income be NALI? - 01-May-2021
- Superannuation: SMSFs and 50-50 unit trusts - 01-April-2021
- NALI and NALE = NASTY paper - 24-March-2021
- Superannuation: SMSFs, LRBAs and NALI - 01-March-2021
- Superannuation: Proportioning rule: Key to many super strategies - 01-February-2021
- Superannuation: How administrative penalties are applied to SMSFs - 01-December-2020
- Superannuation: Six-member SMSFs: The pros and cons - 01-November-2020
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- Superannuation: What ATO publications can be relied on? - 01-September-2020
- Superannuation: A guide to family law superannuation splitting in an SMSF - 01-August-2020
- Superannuation: Electronic execution of deeds by individuals - 01-July-2020
- Superannuation: SMSFs and rent relief due to COVID-19 - 01-June-2020
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- Superannuation: How the CGT rules work when a pension is in play - 01-April-2020
- Superannuation: What is a reversionary pension? - 01-March-2020
- SMSFs & family law & relationship breakdowns paper - 25-February-2020
- Superannuation: When SMSF advice is unlawful - 01-February-2020
- Superannuation: NALI warning: LCR 2019/D3 - 01-December-2019
- Superannuation: SMSF investment strategies: Are they a financial product? - 01-November-2019
- Superannuation: Downsizer contributions: Basics, tips and traps - 01-October-2019
- Superannuation: SMSFs investing via unit trusts - 01-September-2019
- Superannuation: Is the SG system in need of an urgent overhaul? - 01-August-2019
- Superannuation: Executors, SMSFs and conflicts of duty - 01-July-2019
- Superannuation: Reversionary pension nominations and BDBNs - 01-June-2019
- Superannuation: What ATO publications can be relied on? - 01-May-2019
- Superannuation: SMSF death benefit dispute: Re Marsella - 01-April-2019
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- Superannuation: Who can provide taxation advice? - 01-February-2019
- Superannuation: What disqualifies you from having an SMSF? - 01-December-2018
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- Superannuation: Stocktake on recent supannuation changes - 01-August-2018
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- Superannuation: How the 2018 federal Budget will impact SMSFs - 01-June-2018
- Superannuation: Total superannuation balance milestones - 01-May-2018
- Superannuation: ATO compliance action penalties for SMSFs - 01-April-2018
- Superannuation: Triggering your bring-forward NCCs cap - 01-March-2018
- Super reform: Snapshot for 30 June 2018 planning paper - 22-February-2018
- Superannuation: How will the FHSS scheme work for SMSFs? - 01-February-2018
- Superannuation: CGT relief for SMSFs - 01-December-2017
- Superannuation: Reversionary transition to retirement income streams - 01-November-2017
- Is maintaining a second SMSF a Pt IVA risk? - 01-October-2017
- The new age TRIS – tips and traps - 01-September-2017
- Superannuation: Fundamentals of the proportioning rule - 01-August-2017
- Superannuation: Critical case: Wooster v Morris - 01-July-2017
- Superannuation: Understanding ECPI in view of super reforms - 01-June-2017
- Superannuation: Lump sum payment arising from a partial commutation - 01-May-2017
- Superannuation: What ATO publications can be relied on? - 01-April-2017
- Superannuation: TRIS strategies after 1 July 2017 - 01-March-2017
- Superannuation: Transitional CGT relief for pension and TRIS assets for FY2017 - 01-February-2017
- Superannuation: ATO’s revised view on LRBAs and the NALI risk - 01-December-2016
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- Revised contribution proposals paper - 20-October-2016
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- Superannuation: New $500,000 lifetime cap is bad law - 01-June-2016
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- Superannuation: The advantages of conditional membership in an SMSF - 01-April-2016
- Superannuation: Transferring foreign super fund amounts to an Australian resident - 01-March-2016
- Superannuation: Reconsidering incorporated contractors in an SG context - 01-February-2016
- Superannuation:SMSFs investing via unit trusts - 01-December-2015
- Superannuation: Amendments to the superannuation guarantee charge - 01-November-2015
- Superannuation: Accountants planning to have or not to have an AFSL after mid-2016 - 01-October-2015
- Superannuation: What wins out - an ARP or a BDBN? - 01-September-2015
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- Superannuation: Managing tax losses in an SMSF - 01-June-2015
- Superannuation: Another BDBN fails due to poor SMSF documents - 01-May-2015
- Superannuation: Temporary incapacity can provide welcome relief - 01-April-2015
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- Superannuation: SMSF borrowing - 01-February-2015
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- Superannuation: Seeking compensation for defective ATO administration - 01-May-2013
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- International issues facing SMSFs today - 01-May-2012
- Superannuation: Temporary residents and superannuation - 01-April-2012
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- SMSFs investing in property and borrowing paper - 02-March-2011
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- ATO clarification for super funds borrowing - 01-October-2010
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- Superannuation: Henry and Cooper — what does it mean for you? - 01-June-2010
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- Superannuation: What is a Contribution? - 01-April-2010
- Succession to a SMSF - 01-March-2010
- Superannuation: Insurance in super funds - 01-December-2009
- SMSFs and non-arm’s length (special) income - 01-October-2009
- Superannuation update: Key ruling on guarantees and contributions - 01-September-2009
- Real estate development and SMSFs paper - 24-July-2009
- Superannuation: The hot issues paper - 13-March-2009
- Caution for SMSF trustees travelling overseas - 01-February-2008
- Superannuation - 2006 Budget update - 01-November-2006
- 2006/07 Budget super news - 01-June-2006
- International issues & superannuation - 01-June-2006
- Superannuation and estate planning strategies paper - 11-May-2006
- Superannuation and pension strategies paper - 08-October-2005
- SMSF deeds varied via web. The risks! - 01-August-2005
- Succession planning issues seminar paper - 16-November-2004
- Defined Benefit Pensions - following budget changes - 01-August-2004
- Elections for Superannuation Funds & Unit Trusts seminar paper - 09-June-2004
- Pensions in Self Managed Superannuation Funds & Estate Planning convention paper - 02-April-2004
- Self managed super fund pensions and PDS - 01-February-2004
- Superannuation and Residency - 01-June-2003
- Forfeiture - 01-July-2002
- PSI and Superannuation - 01-September-2001
- Investments and entity tax - 13-March-2001
- Superannaution: golden handshakes and RBL planning - 01-October-1999
- Retirement & Restructuring Planning - 27-July-1999
- New investment rules - 09-June-1999
- Superannuation workshop - 09-June-1999
- Making allocated pension strategies work for you - 01-April-1999
- Bad medicine - 01-July-1998
- D.I.Y. super funds and trusts - 04-June-1998
- Planning Issues Estate/Business Succession - 30-July-1997
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William Fettes
William is a lawyer at leading SMSF law firm DBA Lawyers where his work focuses on superannuation law compliance, succession planning and taxation in an SMSF context. Before joining DBA Lawyers, William worked in a variety of roles involving wills and estates law and philanthropy. William holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from Monash University. - Current at 01 August 2018More by William Fettes
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- Superannuation: All SMSF members should have an EPoA - 01-April-2023
- Superannuation: Failing to pay minimum pension payments before 30 June - 01-December-2022
- Superannuation: Employee or contractor — clarifying the multi-factorial test: part 2 - 01-August-2022
- Superannuation: A guide to SMSF succession planning: part 2 - 01-June-2022
- Superannuation: A guide to SMSF succession planning: part 1 - 01-May-2022
- Superannuation: New choice simplifies ECPI claims - 01-April-2022
- Superannuation: SMSF wills versus BDBNs - 01-November-2021
- Superannuation: Contribution reserving: hurdles and risks - 01-July-2021
- Superannuation: Six-member SMSFs: The pros and cons - 01-November-2020
- Superannuation: A guide to family law superannuation splitting in an SMSF - 01-August-2020
- Superannuation: SMSF succession: Minimising risk - 01-May-2020
- Superannuation: How the CGT rules work when a pension is in play - 01-April-2020
- Superannuation: Reversionary pension nominations and BDBNs - 01-June-2019
- Superannuation: The sole purpose test substantially clarified - 01-October-2018
- Superannuation: Total superannuation balance milestones - 01-May-2018
- Superannuation: Reversionary transition to retirement income streams - 01-November-2017
- Superannuation: Understanding ECPI in view of super reforms - 01-June-2017
- Superannuation: Lump sum payment arising from a partial commutation - 01-May-2017
- Superannuation: The $1.6m transfer balance cap explained - 01-November-2016
- Superannuation: Automatically reversionary pensions and super reform - 01-September-2016
- Superannuation: The changing landscape of insurance in SMSFs - 01-August-2015
- Superannuation: The legal minefield of BDBNs - 01-July-2015
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