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Effect of Trust Vesting Date: ATO confirms our long-held view!

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Most trusts, and all private discretionary trusts, have what is known as a vesting date which is described differently in different trust deeds e.g. Vesting Date, Perpetuity Date, Termination Date,

Admin Steps October 22, 2018 Structures And Restructuring, Taxation and Trusts Read more

CGT Amendments – A Missed Opportunity

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Published in Australian Tax Week Issue 25 (22 June 2018) Amendments to the small business CGT concessions (SBCC) were introduced to Parliament in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and

Admin Steps August 29, 2018 Taxation and Trusts Read more

CGT Amendments Introduce Unnecessary Complication for Small Business

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Published in Australian Tax Week Issue 3 (8 June 2018) and The Tax Institute Volume 53(1) Amendments to the small business CGT concessions (SBCC) were introduced to Parliament in the

Admin Steps August 29, 2018 Taxation and Trusts Read more

The Case of Aussiegolfa: SMSF’s Beware!!

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Published in Australian Tax Week Issue 15 (20 April 2018) A often asked question by the trustees of self-managed superannuation funds is whether they can make investments involving associated or

Admin Steps August 29, 2018 Superannuation Read more

Company Rollover – A Last Resort Option?

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) In the evolution of a business, there may come a time when it is necessary to restructure into a company. Often,  non-tax factors will trigger this: government regulations, a need

Admin Steps August 14, 2018 Structures And Restructuring Read more

Is a Company the Best Structure in the Current Tax Environment?

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) When starting a business or contemplating a significant investment, the first consideration is which entity should be used for the ownership of that business/investment. Traditionally, a common structure for private

Admin Steps August 7, 2018 Structures And Restructuring, Taxation and Trusts Read more

Is My Company Constitution Tax Effective?

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Many will think of the Constitution of their company as a predominantly commercial document setting out the powers and procedures for the making of decisions by directors and shareholders, and

Admin Steps September 13, 2017 Taxation and Trusts Read more

Main Residences in Estate Planning – Caution Required

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) The use of testamentary trusts in estate planning (particularly for clients with a reasonable level of income producing investments) is relatively standard practice. It is not uncommon in preparing the

Admin Steps September 13, 2017 Estate and Succession Planning, Taxation and Trusts Read more

Is the ATO Changing its Approach on LRBA’s?

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Effective Date: 6 September 2017 The rules for LRBA’s and superannuation funds do not prohibit the loan being made by related parties. A question that some ask is whether the

Admin Steps September 6, 2017 Superannuation, Taxation and Trusts Read more

Superannuation Reform 2016 – Planning Pointers

By Domenic Festa (Accredited Tax Specialist and Chartered Tax Adviser) Effective Date: 30/07/2017 The superannuation reforms announced in the 2016 Federal Budget have largely been implemented. Many of the changes simply adopt the government announcement. However, there are some changes

Admin Steps February 7, 2017 Superannuation Read more
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