Stamp duty and trusts presentation

Published on 01 Mar 07 by SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, THE TAX INSTITUTE

This presentation focusses on common transactions involving real property and trusts. A case study approach is adopted and concentrates on discretionary trusts and unit trusts as well as the concessions which frequently apply to trusts. Confusion often arises where related parties seek to contribute to or to access value from a trust. There can also be tensions with income tax issues and effective advice requires attention to all issues. The presentation addresses the following matters specifically:

• capitalising and redeeming interests in unit trusts
• how to introduce and remove beneficiaries
• deed amendments and trust resettlements
• current status of trust cloning and splitting
• practical issues with accessing concessions for distributions from family trusts
• concession for change of trustee
• jurisdictional issues (eg. when is your trust not subject to duty in SA).

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Paul Tanti CTA

Paul Tanti, CTA, is a partner in the Thomson Geer Tax Section and has a broad range of experience in providing specialist taxation and commercial advice to a wide variety of clients. His broad base of clients includes legal and accounting firms, private and listed companies, high net worth individuals, and private equity funds. Paul advises on all areas of Federal and State taxation law and related commercial matters. Paul is a regular speaker on tax and related commercial matters for various professional bodies. He is a member of The Tax Institute, a member of the Law Council of Australia’s Business Law Committee (South Australian Tax Sub Committee), and a member of the South Australian State Taxes Liaison Group. - Current at 05 December 2023

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