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...
Removing Trustees and Members from your SMSF There are compelling reasons to share your Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) with others, such as your spouse, children, in-laws, and business partners. Given that SMSFs can be costly to manage, distributing the...
Asset protection is a philosophy and way of life Asset protection is a lifetime pursuit. Asset protection is an ongoing journey. If you are truly ready to start the journey your life changes. Everything you do is tested against the best practice of asset protection....
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...
When you die, your family’s inheritance is exposed to tax, Centrelink, bankruptcy, relationship breakdowns and government interference. Working with your accountant and financial planner, Estate Planning ensures that your estate goes to those you care about, not to...
The ATO has just audited my new client’s Div 7A agreement. It did not go well. Many Div 7A Loan agreements are not ‘commercial’ and therefore not valid based on 4 common drafting errors: The Div 7A Loan must be signed as a ‘Deed’ not as an ‘agreement’....
The government does not want to stop your ex-employees from working in their chosen trade or profession. Irrespective of what you put in your Employment Contract: a financial planner can continue to be a financial planner: see Entello v Firooztash [2016] QDC 50) an...
QUESTION: I am building an Employment Contract for my employee. She’s been with me for 6-years (hence the anxiety). I notice there’s no reference to the Award provisions under which she is employed. Does your Employment Contract override the Award provisions? Should...
