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11/09/2017

New profit centre for Accountants and Financial Advisers: Setting up a business structure

New profit centre for Accountants and Financial Advisers: Setting up a business structure This week is you setting up business structures for your clients. We have seen a 400% increase in Family Trusts and Unit Trusts being built on our website over the last 12 months. Baby boomers are refusing […]

25/08/2017

New profit centre for Accountants and Financial Advisers: Estate Planning

New profit centre for Accountants and Financial Advisers: Estate Planning I hope you enjoyed last week’s new area of practice: updating SMSF Deeds. This week’s new profit centre is Estate Planning. Some people incorrectly believe that Estate Planning is about a lawyer making a Will. I have prepared an […]

31/03/2017

Travel costs to visit Accountant & Adviser tax deductible – says ATO TD 2017/8

When are costs of travel for a tax return deductible? This ATO Tax Determination TD 2017/8 was issued 29 March 2017. When you visit your accountant or financial planner the cost of travelling is tax deductible. This is when you are having your tax return prepared by a ‘recognised tax adviser’. It […]

25/03/2017

CGT on dead wife’s wedding ring. Faults in Will drafting.

Capital Gains Tax on dead people’s jewellery – CGT death duty on a wedding ring Sometimes people make a mistake and name a Specific Gift in their Will. For example, ‘my wedding ring to my daughter’. The result may be CGT death duty on a wedding ring. When your Will goes […]

29/10/2016

Taxing Crowdfunding – ATO catches up on a new concept

The ATO has formed a view on Taxing Crowdfunding. The revolution is upon us and the ATO is having a hard time keeping up. ‘Crowdfunding’ is financial support for a project or venture. The collection and promotion are via internet platforms, mail-order subscriptions, benefit events and other methods. Crowdfunding falls […]

20/07/2016

Are Family Trusts replacing Self-Managed Super funds?

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 it appears that clients are losing confidence in […]

20/07/2016

Charity v Son – Dad’s Will challenged

Charity v Son – Dad’s Will challenged Dead Zopito Di Cesare left everything to charity. His son, Ivano Ferrante last week filed a Supreme Court writ against the charities. Usually, a son argues that he wasn’t getting enough out of his Dad’s Will and asks the court to rewrite the […]

24/06/2016

Lending to a child? Build Loan Agreement – get back your child’s loan if they divorce

Lending to a Child: Dad loses money when his son divorces The evils of the Presumption of advancement The Australian presumption of law is that where a husband transfers property to his wife or his children then, in the absence of other evidence, the Court presumes that the transfer was […]