


Should I hold my family home in a trust?
It is well understood by savvy property investors that holding investment properties in a trust can offer the benefits of asset protection, estate planning and tax efficiency. The next question is whether these benefits extend to the family home. In other words, is it worth holding your family home in a trust?

Is it worth holding land in trusts in South Australia?
Put simply, once an individual has aggregate land holdings of $2.5 million, they will benefit from using discretionary trusts in their structuring strategy.

Short memories on wages growth and the wages/super trade-off
If the government wishes to mandate a 0.5% wage increase for all Australians, no matter what income they are on, then that’s what they should say.

Does your Trust Deed get the best tax outcome?
The specific terms of your trust deed can mean you will either save or lose money in income taxes. It is important your deed is up to date and gives the trustee all the powers it needs to optimise the trust’s tax position.

Do your Trust Minutes avoid the ‘tax trap’?
The main thing to remember is that trusts can only ever distribute trust law income, as it is defined in the trust deed.