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10/01/2018

Can I extend the vesting date of my trust?

Can I extend the vesting date of my trust? Based on old English law the government does not want a trust to go on forever. This is because it may end up that no one is looking after the assets in the trust. Therefore, in all States, other than South […]

19/05/2017

Stamp Duty when Transfer property from Unit Trust to SMSF?

Stamp Duty when Transfer property from Unit Trust to SMSF? What happens when you transfer your property from your Unit Trust to your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund? Surely there is no stamp duty. After all, it is just you transferring the property from you to another you? Sadly, the Court said […]

16/08/2016

SMSF Unit Trust buys a necklace for wife – now what?

. SMSF Unit Trust buys a necklace for wife – now what? SMSF Unit Trust. Do you operate a Unit Trust where your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund owns some or all the units? If so you have a ‘related unit trust’. A related unit trust is an SMSF unit trust. An SMSF […]

08/04/2016

Drafting Div 7A Loans – ATO’s 4 concerns

The ATO has just audited my new client’s Div 7A agreement. It did not go well. Many Div 7A Loan agreements are not ‘commercial’ and therefore not valid based on 4 common drafting errors: The Div 7A Loan must be signed as a ‘Deed’ not as an ‘agreement’. ‘Agreements’ require […]

02/04/2016

A new way of defining Trust Income for fixed trusts – AMIT

A new way of defining Trust Income for fixed trusts – AMIT The Federal Government is kindly giving Trustees of fixed trusts a new way of calculating trust income, distribution and attributions. This is under the AMIT (Attribution Managed Investment Trust) rules. It starts 1 July 2016, but you have […]