Tuesday, July 31, 2018

#itsthevibe and other #estateplanningwarstories

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Arguably one of the most quoted scenes from the famous documentary ‘The Castle’ (at least lawyers generally see it as a documentary …) i...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Game over for trust splitting? The ATO embraces Revisionist History

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  The ATO has released its views on trust splitting in Draft Taxation Determination (TD 2018/D3).   There are a range of concerns w...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Some things don’t change – division 7A and contracts 101 **

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Following on from last week’s post, today’s post considers another aspect of where company constitutions have the terms of a Division 7A l...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Only one thing ? – constitutions + division 7A provisions **

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A previous post has considered the various trust deed providers that have from time to time contained a clause which seems to automaticall...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

How are Windfalls after the Date of Separation Treated in Property Settlements?

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One issue that arises relatively regularly in relation to personal relationship breakdowns is the way in which assets acquired by one spou...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Take the money and run – interest deductions and succession planning **

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Last week, we had cause to revisit a Tax Office ruling that is often overlooked in the context of family and business succession plans. ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

I fought the law … **

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As set out in earlier posts, and with thanks to the Television Education Network, today’s post considers the above mentioned topic in a...