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Shaun Cartoon

June

Family trust tax changes are on the agenda for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Family trust tax changes come with one huge risk

The case for changes to family trust taxes is strong, especially if they result in simplifying things. But there’s a big catch.

May

It is common for investors to sell investments that are doing well (and could do much better) and hold investments that are on long losing streaks.

3 ways to make employee share schemes better

These have become a cornerstone of our start-up ecosystem, but the way they are taxed has to change.

January

Donald Trump.

Trump’s tax plans will send Aussie businesses to America

The promise of a US economic boom driven by lower taxes and deregulation is already starting to turn the heads of Australia’s business titans and entrepreneurs.

September 2024

With housing costs one of the largest expenses for households, rent rises are the latest cost of living pressure to hit pay packets.

The blueprint for Aussie wealth creation may no longer apply

For the past 30 years, creating and preserving wealth has followed a predictable pattern. But things have shifted, perhaps irrevocably.

June 2024

Many high-wealth family groups have a corporate beneficiary that receives distributions of trust income from one or more family trusts in the group.

The ATO ‘loan’ rules all wealthy families should know

Complex Division 7a penalties on some trust payments to companies are still catching many by surprise – even though they started almost 30 years ago.

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