When you die with superannuation two questions arise: Firstly, who gets the money? How can you ensure it goes where you want and not where the trustee decides? Secondly, what tax is payable by the recipient? What steps can you take to reduce the tax burden on the...
Can a Unit Trust live forever? A Unit Trust is similar to a company. Each Unit gives an exact value of the interest in the Unit Trust’s underlying assets. Say there are two units in the Unit Trust. If you own one unit, you own 50% of the Trust’s assets. If you own...
Reversionary Pensions from dead husband – do they count towards your $1.6m pension? Reversionary pensions allow your spouse’s super to remain in super after they die – but there are problems. You can have more than $1.6m in your Superannuation fund....
SMSF vs Testamentary Trust ‘No longer is Super a tax haven or an Estate Planning tool – it is only for your retirement.’ Canberra speaks Super ‘loop-holes’ closed On 1 July 2016, the Liberals successfully passed legislation to make it...
Ron Dennis vs McLaren F1 team Ron Dennis and the McLaren F1 team had a fight. Even the world of Formula 1 is not protected from the clutches of employment law. It’s a perfect example of Garden leave. What is garden leave? ‘Gardening leave is a colloquial...
Abandon a gift in a Will to keep the pension? The Financial Planner carefully structures Mary’s affairs. Mary receives a $1 pension and the much sought-after Concession Card. All good. But then, Mary’s mother dies. Mum’s Will leaves everything to Mary. The inheritance...
We do not set up ‘Child Maintenance Trusts’ We do not set up ‘Post-Death Testamentary Trusts’ or ‘Child Maintenance Trusts’. We cannot fix the tax problem you left behind because you failed to plan while you were alive. Rather, this article is a cautionary tale. It...
Lost Family Trust Deed – can I replace it? Is a lost family trust deed a bad situation? What is worse? losing your property Title Deeds; losing your Company Constitution, or losing your family trust Deed For a few thousand dollars and an advertisement, we can replace...
