Insurance Premiums – To claim or not to claim a tax deduction

There are strategic reasons why you might not claim a tax deduction on life or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance premiums within an SMSF, particularly related to how it impacts the tax components of a superannuation death benefit — specifically the untaxed element.

We will look at the basic concepts and then look at an example.

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