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Trust Phantoms & Misconceptions
Published on 30 Oct 2003 | Took place at Leonda by the Yarra, Hawthorn, VIC
There are some trust issues that get little or no publicity within practitioner circles that can have a significant impact on planning opportunities and tax liabilities of clients operating through trusts. This seminar provided an insight into some of these issues.
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Trust Phantoms & Misconceptions
Author(s):
Graeme HALPERIN
Some common phantoms and misconceptions about operating a trust arise from:
This seminar paper examines and provides an insight into all of these issues.
- streaming through a chain of trusts and whether income/capital gains retain their character as they are 'streamed'
- misreading of trust deed rules for income and capital distributions
- trust deed drafting (and the need to disclaim trust interests) in the small business CGT era
- misconceptions about CGT event E4 in relation to trusts
- the recoupment of prior year accounting losses and it's impact on 'net income'
- GST liabilities in respect of trust distributions
- uncertainty over the power to 'split' a trust.Materials from this session:
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