The Smartest Thing a Business Owner Can Do With Their Super

Could your SMSF own the premises your business operates from? Pat Mannix explains how this structure can work and what business owners need to understand.

Can your SMSF own your business premises?

For some Australian business owners, an SMSF may be able to own the commercial property their business operates from, with the business paying rent to the fund rather than an unrelated landlord.

In this video, Cotchy founder and CPA Pat Mannix explains how this type of structure can work, why commercial property is treated differently from residential property in super, and some of the rules business owners need to understand.

It isn’t a strategy that suits every business or super fund, so getting advice specific to your circumstances is important before making any decisions.

That wording also aligns nicely with your newly published commercial-property article, which stresses that there are strict compliance rules and that suitability depends on the individual business and fund.

Want to learn more? Read Buying Your Business Premises Through Your Super Fund.

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