I want to run a business. What is the best business structure? These are the building blocks of a business structure: company – in trade in its own right company – as trustee of a family trust company – as trustee of a unit trust family trust...
Every year, Australian taxpayers voluntarily pay the Tax Office millions of dollars in “Death Taxes”. Are you going to be one of them? Proper Estate Planning ensures that your estate goes to those you care about, and not the Tax Man. Does a “Simple Will” protect your...
Australian Statutory Will A Statutory Will is a Will written by the Court for you – before you die. Ten years ago Rolf suffered a ‘near fatal’ car accident. The Court said that from that moment on he had ‘no testamentary capacity, no current...
Binding Financial Agreements (BFAs). Legal Consolidated Barristers & Solicitors no longer does BFAs. To date, all Legal Consolidated BFAs have been upheld in the Family Court and other Courts. We have stopped doing BFAs while we have a 100% success rate. In our...
SMSF Joint Tenants vs Tenants in Common – Which is better? Question: SMSF Joint Tenants vs Tenants in Common is a common discussion. I agree that Joint Tenancy is generally dangerous because of the CGT regime as per your previous PRUDENCE (2nd Edition)...
Court rewrites Will to save tax – a novel remedy for crazy people Each of the States and Territories allow the making, revoking and varying of a Will. But only if you lack testamentary capacity: South Australia: section 7 Wills Act 1936 (SA) ACT: section 16A...