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Minimum tax on trusts another masterclass in inept tax reform
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (788+ words) Matthew Burgess, director, View Legal In what has been the pattern with all legislation since the May announcements, the new rules: Subject to the detailed review the dense new provisions mandate, seven headline issues taxpayers and their advisers will need…...
Still uncertainty despite release of draft legislation on taxation of trusts
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1039+ words) Fraser Stead and Daniel Butler said the draft legislation released on 3 September represents a significant departure from what was initially outlined in the Federal Budget on 12 May 2026. “The release contained a fact sheet, four pieces of draft legislation and three…...
Treasury releases draft exposure on minimum tax on discretionary trusts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (679+ words) Treasury released the draft legislation on Thursday which is intended to apply from 1 July 2028. It follows Treasury’s initial consultation in July and provides further detail on the scope and operation of the new regime, including exclusions for certain trusts, the…...
Super and estate planning can often not???align???
1+ week, 4+ day ago (572+ words) “Clients might think their super gets dealt with by the will, and that may be the case, but often what their reality is and what their intentions are don’t align, and that’s when, of course, a lot of disputes can…...
Residential property investment, leasing and LRBAs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (442+ words) Miller said on a recent webinar for Super Guardian that despite the changes to the rules on limited recourse borrowing arrangements SMSFs can still acquire residential property if they do it directly. “As long as it’s not leased to a…...
How to hold your assets to meet your needs
2+ week, 2+ day ago (682+ words) Townsend said if you have a specific arrangement that you want achieved such as your assets to be held only for your children and not an ex-spouse, or your assets not to be available to a creditor then it is…...
Court rules on trusts and Victorian land tax
3+ week, 2+ day ago (949+ words) Terence Wong, director, T Legal R.C. Land Management Pty Ltd v Commissioner [2026] VSC 49 The land tax assessments would be separated into equal 50% ownership of the land by two separate trusts, the Ross Property Trust (RPT) and the P. Colleluori Property Trust (PCPT)....
SMSF disputes: Control issues advisers must address
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1032+ words) Burgess said implementing a combination of careful member selection, tailored governing rules, corporate control planning, dispute resolution pathways, informed consent and exit strategy design can go a long way in ensuring that if any disputes do occur, their impact can…...