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Hi Mary The laws of trusts are the same throughout Oz. There are some small differences when it come to land taxes in each State, but, essentially, there are no differences when it comes to general law, or tax law. See above re TB. I am talking in Syd on 27th of November at abt 7pm...

Hi Wendy A hybrid trust is a cross between a discretionary trust and a unit trust. It allows for the benefits of both types of structures and most of all, the negative gearing advantages in the short term if you have bought in this way. The issue shas come up before on both forums and it...

Hi geoff Thank you for your kind words. In fact, your trust could pay your 13 daughter a wage now for the things that she does on behalf of the trust. This can be more than $643 and she still won't pay tax because she is actually earning the income herself. This can, if you wish, replace...

Hi Sure, Kevin Munro is a solicitor specialising in tax law (alleged to have taught the infamous Chris Batten even) who recommends the structures to his clients. He does not see the asset protection issues as being a problem and it was someone like Kevin that I was waiting to hear this from...

Hi Mary The main reasons are asset protection, as yu mentioned; and, income distribution down the track when you are successful. Say in 20 years you achieve all of your financial goals and have a very impressive property portfolio. Do you want to pay tax on top of your salary? Do you...