In South Australia it is possible to transfer a property from a family trust to a beneficiary without stamp duty. Find out how.
Distributing assets from a family trust to a beneficiary – no stamp duty in SA
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First-quarter employment law tune-up
The end of the first calendar quarter for the year is fast approaching, and this is a great time to think about improving your employment processes and procedures. To get you started, these are our favourite employment law ‘nuts and bolts’ that may need some tightening.
Is your business ready for sale?
If you’re thinking of selling your business, we bet there are 2 key outcomes you are looking for:
1. Getting the highest purchase price possible; and
2. Being able to make a clean break from the business, so you can think about something else (and maybe even relax or take a holiday).
These outcomes are both realistic and achievable, but it will take some planning before you put the business up for sale.
Learning how to learn
We think ‘learning how to learn’ is perhaps the most important meta skill you can acquire. Why? Because effective learning enables you to effectively respond to change – and your ability to respond to change is the number one (and perhaps only) thing that will determine your longer term success.
We all have something to hide… even YOU!
Take back your privacy (or at least some bits of it…) with these easy to use utilities.
How the economy works in 30 minutes – by Ray Dalio
This is perhaps the most comprehensive and complete explanations of the economy and economic cycles we have ever seen.
ICOs – Infinitesimal Chance Of Success. Or in plain-English, simple theft.
Before investing in a crypto-coin of any variety – you must ask yourself at least these two questions.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) in a nutshell
The Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA) is the legislation that governs everything about security interests in personal property, which is almost all property that is not land.
The broad purpose of the PPSA is to create a system for the registration of security interests, which is searchable by anyone and which can then be enforced against other parties. This register has been formed as the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR).
Why are company ‘tax cuts’ anti-Australian and next to useless?
We are not advocates of higher taxes. But, we are advocates of honest tax policy. So read ‘company tax cut’ as essentially a reduction in Australian tax on foreign investment. Full stop.
Podcast Review: Kevin Rose with author of ‘Code of Trust’ Robin Deeke
In this interview Kevin Rose talks with Robin Deeke, an FBI counterintelligence agent, who has written a book called the Code of Trust
What is an unpaid present entitlement or ‘UPE’?
If you have a discretionary family trust, then chances are your accountant has mentioned ‘unpaid present entitlements’ or ‘UPEs’. No doubt you have just nodded wisely, but deep down, do you really know what this means?
Individual Flexibility Agreements: Bending Backwards Without Bending The Rules
You may have noticed that ‘flexibility’ has become the new buzz word for Australian workplaces. Most of the popular focus has been on the benefits that flexibility provides to workers, rather than employers. As an employer, you may only just be keeping up with all of...
Are you about to pay off your SMSF ‘limited recourse borrowing’ loan?
If you are about to pay off your limited recourse borrowing loan (or have recently done so), you are probably wondering what to do next. You might want to simplify your super fund investments and wind up the custodian trust. Or you might be planning your next property...
What happens when someone leaves a partnership?
There are many misconceptions about what happens when someone gives notice to leave a partnership. Often, the other partners want to ‘continue’ the partnership, and they will immediately begin to treat the departing partner as an ‘outsider’. While this may feel...
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