The Federal Budget reforms will further constrain the ability of families to get trust distributions to tax advantaged beneficiaries. This is the first legislative attempt to whack trusts in 25 years since the Ralph Review recommended trusts be taxed as companies. Just how dramatic will this tax be? Is it the end for trusts or just another stage in the endless efforts of Treasury and the ATO to curtail their use?
Holding property in a trust can add an extra layer of complexity to the tax and duty obligations imposed by the states and territories. This session takes a look at why this is, including:
Holding property in a trust can add an extra layer of complexity to the tax and duty obligations imposed by the states and territories. This session takes a look at why this is, including:
In today’s estate landscape, executors - including professionals - are increasingly vulnerable to scrutiny, disputes, and personal liability. From aggressive beneficiaries and family provision claims to complex asset management and allegations of misconduct, the risks are real. Practitioners must be equipped to protect executor-clients (and themselves) both during estate planning and throughout the administration process.
In today’s estate landscape, executors - including professionals - are increasingly vulnerable to scrutiny, disputes, and personal liability. From aggressive beneficiaries and family provision claims to complex asset management and allegations of misconduct, the risks are real. Practitioners must be equipped to protect executor-clients (and themselves) both during estate planning and throughout the administration process.
Involvement in a family company or trust can add a layer of complexity when it comes to sorting through marriage and relationship breakdowns. This session focuses on the tax aspects to consider when the pie being divvied up includes either of those structures, including:
Involvement in a family company or trust can add a layer of complexity when it comes to sorting through marriage and relationship breakdowns. This session focuses on the tax aspects to consider when the pie being divvied up includes either of those structures, including:
Carbon farming is emerging as both a revenue opportunity and a legal minefield for rural landholders. For lawyers advising in this space, the challenge lies in cutting through the schemes, contracts and untested rights to ensure clients are properly protected. This session will explore the following:
Carbon farming is emerging as both a revenue opportunity and a legal minefield for rural landholders. For lawyers advising in this space, the challenge lies in cutting through the schemes, contracts and untested rights to ensure clients are properly protected. This session will explore the following:
Victoria’s planning system is in the middle of a rolling reform agenda, with changes aimed at accelerating housing supply and increasing density continuing to reshape how developments are assessed and approved. For property lawyers, this creates a difficult environment: advising on acquisitions and developments where planning settings are shifting, fast-track pathways are expanding, and the real risks are not always obvious from the face of the planning scheme.