Abandon a gift in a Will to keep the pension? The Financial Planner carefully structures Mary’s affairs. Mary receives a $1 pension and a Concession Card. But then, Mary’s mother dies. Mum’s Will leaves everything to Mary. The inheritance costs Mary her $1 pension and...
Are Family Trusts replacing Self-Managed Super funds? We are seeing a renewed interest from professionals for Family Trusts. Family Trusts built on our website have surged 38% in the last 12 weeks. Conversely, SMSFs have dropped by 23%. On speaking with professionals...
Charity v Son – Dad’s Will challenged Dead Zopito Di Cesare left everything to charity. His son, Ivano Ferrante files a Supreme Court writ against the charities. Usually, a son argues that he was not getting enough out of his Dad’s Will and asks the court to...
Removing Trustees and Members from your SMSF There are compelling reasons to share your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) with others, such as your spouse, children, in-laws, and business partners. Given that SMSFs can be costly to manage, distributing the...
Asset protection is a philosophy and way of life Asset protection is a lifetime pursuit. Asset protection is an ongoing journey. If you are truly ready to start the journey your life changes. Everything you do is tested against the best practice of asset protection....
I want to run a business. What is the best business structure? These are the building blocks of a business structure: company – in trade in its own right company – as trustee of a family trust company – as trustee of a unit trust family trust...