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Debt forgiveness for trusts seminar paper

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Published on 29 Apr 04 by VICTORIAN DIVISION, THE TAX INSTITUTE

This seminar paper considers the following:
- whether a dormant loan account is a problem
- the risks of assigning and offsetting loan accounts
- how the mere writing off of a loan account could be a deemed dividend
- whether a beneficiary can forgive a trust loan account in the beneficiary's Will
- whether the release of an unpaid trust entitlement is caught by the debt forgiveness rules
- the tax risks for a trust creditor if a debt goes bad.

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Arthur Athanasiou CTA-Life
Photo of author, Arthur ATHANASIOU Arthur Athanasiou, CTA (Life), is an Accredited Tax Law Specialist and Principal of AGA Legal Pty Ltd. He is a highly competent and well-respected tax lawyer with 30 years’ experience. While he provides clients with tax and structuring advice, his main area of focus is in resolving tax disputes with the ATO and SRO and settling tax audits. Arthur also practises in matters involving tax agents and inquiries by the Tax Practitioners Board including appealing adverse TPB decisions. His practice also extends to white-collar crime, and other taxation offences. He also has a Deceased Estates practice. Arthur has qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is a former President of The Tax Institute. He has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University Law School and chaired the Law Institute’s Tax Law Advisory Committee for a decade. Arthur has been recognized by Doyle's Guide who has recognized him as a "Leading Lawyer, Tax Law, Victoria" multiple times (2016, 2018-2024) and a "Recommended Lawyer, Tax Law, Victoria" (2015, 2017). Best Lawyers Peer Review recognised him as "Best Lawyer Trusts and Estates" (2022-2026) and for his work in Tax Law (since 2023). He is a widely published writer on taxation issues and regularly appears in mainstream media and presents at tax conferences and seminars. - Current at 03 June 2025
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