Trust Issue

From: Dale Gatherum-Goss


Hi

I was emailed off the forum to explain the differences between having a person as trustee and a company and why the difference adds another $1,000 to $1,400 to the establishment cost.

The difference is the level of protection that the choice of trustee provides.

An individual who acts as trustee has their personal assets at risk should something go wrong with the trust.

A company as trustee has no assets and can be sacked from the position of trustee. This means that your personal assets are not at risk.

Which way you go is a personal decision that each individual makes based on their own situation and their comfort with the risks involved.

The costs vary greatly from accountant to accountant and are usually made up of:

Trust at say $250 to $350
Stamp duty at $200 in Vic & NSW & ACT (nothing in QLD)

The balance belongs to the accountant for his/her time in co-ordinating it all and applying for a TFN & an ABN. Each accountant will charge a little differently depending upon how long they expect it to take, and, their normal hourly charge out fee.

When we add a company as trustee the accountant will pay between $950 and $1,100 for the company to be established on your behalf.

Again, the difference is the accountant's time.

I hope that this helps to clarify previous posts.

have fun

ale
 
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From: Iggy V


Good point, and I am actually looking to get the Trust and Company structure set up at the moment.

One question tho: If I already have 2 properties in my personal name do you think it is worth moving them over to the trust (which I imagine will incur Stamp Duty, which will set me back close to $40,000!!!) or leave these as is and any new ones I buy put into the trust?

I hope I am not too vague.

Thanks,

Iggy
 
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Reply: 1.1
From: Glenn Mott


Hi Iggy,

Unless you were desperately in need of the asset protection features of a
trust, I would hesitate at spending 40k to transfer a couple of properties
into it. Have you also thought of the Capital Gains Tax implications? That
money could be spent on deposit and fees involved in buying the next
property.

Regards

Glenn


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From: "Iggy V" <[email protected]>

Good point, and I am actually looking to get the Trust and Company structure
set up at the moment.

One question tho: If I already have 2 properties in my personal name do you
think it is worth moving them over to the trust (which I imagine will incur
Stamp Duty, which will set me back close to $40,000!!!) or leave these as is
and any new ones I buy put into the trust?

I hope I am not too vague.

Thanks,

Iggy



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Reply: 1.1.1
From: Iggy V


That was my logical conlusion, but the idea has been suggested to me. I wasn't keen on it from the start. Thanks for your input! :)

Iggy
 
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Reply: 1.1.2
From: Chris L


Hi Dale,

Thanks for the explanation, excellent as always.

Chris
 
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