When you die do you want a specific person to replace you as a director?Your company may be: special purpose company trustee of an SMSF corporate trustee of your Family Trust trustee of your Unit Trust trading in its own right It is bad asset protection to have both...
Are funeral wishes in a Will legally binding? The funeral wishes in your Will are not legally binding. Your executor is not required to follow them. Do not clutter your Will with directions for your funeral and remains. Your Will has to take a journey. It goes to the...
A ‘lost’ Will is not automatically a ‘revoked’ Will – lost vs revoked A Will is valid until it is intentionally revoked by the Will-maker. The Will-maker must be of sound mind to revoke a Will. A person holding a POA for the Will-makers...
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Capital Gains Tax on dead people’s jewellery – CGT death duty on a wedding ring Sometimes people put a Specific Gift in their Will. For example, ‘my wedding ring to my daughter’. The result? CGT death duty on that wedding ring. At death, your Will is...
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...