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Worried by the ATO’s new trust crackdown? Here’s what you can do

Worried by the ATO’s new trust crackdown? Here’s what you can do

Despite the practice being banned 25 years ago, the Australian Taxation Office says people are misusing the personal services income rules to avoid tax.

The Australian Taxaxtion Office is cracking down on income splitting in family trusts.

The Tax Office is concerned some professionals are incorrectly splitting income they earn with family members to reduce tax. Bethany Rae

Every one of the thousands of people who use family trusts, partnerships and family companies to split income with their spouse or family is on notice.

The Australian Taxation Office has just spelt out exactly what it will allow when it applies the anti-avoidance measures to so-called personal services income.

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Andrew Hobbs
Wealth reporterAndrew Hobbs covers self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), financial planning, retirement, inheritance, tax, personal finance and, sometimes, the Perth Bears. He has been a financial journalist for 30 years, previously at Bloomberg and AAP.

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