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Managed investment trusts
Published on 01 Apr 12 by "THE TAX SPECIALIST" JOURNAL ARTICLE
The purpose of this article is to discuss the key issues arising out of the current review of the managed investment trust (MIT) taxation regime, the legislative response to which has been deferred. The article examines the Board of Taxation’s report, the government’s response, and the Treasury discussion paper. The article then considers contentious issues in the MIT review, including the need for a clear definition of rights, the treatment of “unders” and “overs”, the arm’s length rule, and the retention of the tax character of amounts flowing through a trust.
The article deals with MIT issues not yet covered in consultation, including attribution methodology, cost base adjustments, interaction with non-resident withholding tax rules, some interim changes to the taxation of trust income, and the concept of the fixed trust. The article concludes with a discussion of current proposals for the reform of the trusts rules in Div 6 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth).
Author profiles
Dudley Heywood
Dudley Heywood, FTIA, is the Head of Tax Australia and New
Zealand for the Westfield Group. Dudley has been with Westfield for
14 years. In this role Dudley manages the taxation position for two
of Australia’s largest listed MIT groups. Dudley is actively involved
with the Income Tax Committee of the Property Council of Australia
and with various NTLG subcommittees. He has been actively
involved in the consultation process for the MIT reforms.
- Current at
05 April 2012
Andrew Mills CTA-Life
Andrew Mills, CTA-Life, is Chair of the Financial Reporting Council Australia, Acting Chair of the Board of Tax, Principal Fellow at Melbourne University Law School and a member of the ANU’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Advisory Board and the Executive Committee of IFA Australia Branch among other roles. Previously, Andrew was the Second Commissioner, Law Design & Practice, at the Australian Taxation Office from 2013–2019.
Andrew has over 40 years’ experience in taxation, including periods in the ATO, commerce and the tax profession. Andrew was a Director (Partner) at Greenwoods & Freehills for more than 20 years and managing director of the firm from 2006 to 2011. Andrew was President of The Tax Institute in 2006–2007 and is a former Governor of the Taxation Research Foundation. Andrew holds qualifications in Business and Law and is a Chartered Taxation Adviser (Life), a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.
- Current at
06 January 2026
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