Why refusing an inheritance destroys Age Pension planning Take Mary as an example. Mary’s financial planner works hard to preserve her small Age Pension and the valuable Pensioner Concession Card. Mary’s mother dies and leaves the estate to Mary. Centrelink does not...
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...
Art in SMSF is not a problem. However, every Self-Managed Super Fund, as part of its Investment Strategy and Product Disclosure Statement, must consider whether insurance on the fund’s assets is desirable or prudent. There is less than $500m of collectables...
Tax Effective 3-Generation Testamentary Trust Mutual Wills $770 includes GST You are building two Tax Effective Mutual Wills. They each contain a 3-Generation Testamentary Trust. In the first instance, you leave everything to each other. After you both die, you leave...
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...
Dead Zopito Di Cesare left everything to charity. His son, Ivano Ferrante filed 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 rewrite the Will. However, the son took a...
Who can challenge a Will with a considered person clause? Each state’s Family Provision Act sets out who can challenge a Will Courts are reluctant to interfere with your Will. However, legislation exists in all Australian States and Territories: New South...
