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TD 2019/14: External Trust Splitting Out, Internal Trust Splitting In
The ATO has stuck to their guns on the view that a Trust Split creates a new trust (and hence a CGT Event), however they have made it clear that a separation of powers within a trust (which I call an 'Internal Trust Split') will not trigger CGT. An Internal Trust...
Draft Taxation Ruling TD 2018/D3: Commissioner’s View
This is the last part of my three-part series commenting on Draft Taxation Ruling TD 2018/D3. In this article, I will focus on the CGT and TD 2018/D3. The previous parts of the series explained the differences between No New Trust View and New Trust View. WHY A NEW...
Draft Taxation Ruling TD 2018/D3: New Trust View
This is part 2 of my three-part series commenting on Draft Taxation Ruling TD 2018/D3. In this article, I will focus on the New Trust View and its consequence, and the last part of the series will be dedicated to discussing CGT and TD 2018/D3. The first part of the...
Draft Taxation Ruling TD 2018/D3: No New Trust View
This is part 1 of my three-part series commenting on Draft Taxation Ruling TD 2018/D3. In this article, I will focus on No New Trust View and will explain why, in my opinion, No New Trust View is an error. The second part will focus on the New Trust View and its...
ATO attacks Trust Splitting; Resettlement Back on the Table
The arrival of TD 2018/D3 on Trust Splitting disrupts the pleasant calm around trust variations since TD 2012/21 when the ATO seemed to throw its hands in the air post-Clark and say that almost anything done in accordance with powers under a trust deed is not a...
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