'Estate Planning' Seminar Notes - October 2011

Notes from the 'Estate Planning' seminar include the powerpoint presentation and cover the following content in detail: 

The effectiveness of arrangements entered into to transfer assets to the next generation will inevitably have a significant impact upon:

• the after-tax value of the assets transferred; and
• the ease with which transition to the new asset owner occurs

Matters which commonly require active consideration include:

• Whether assets should be transferred during a person's lifetime or as part of the deceased estate (Division 128 ITAA97 will be considered in depth)
• CGT treatment of life and trauma insurance proceeds and superannuation death benefits
• The use of Buy/Sell agreements to facilitate the transfer of assets which constitute fixed business interests (shares, units etc)
• Taxation and asset protection benefits of testamentary trusts and, where such trusts form part of the strategy adopted, consideration of issues such as the use of multiple trusts, the terms of trust and the type of asset most suited to be held on trust
• Circumstances in which beneficiaries of the deceased estate may be able to access the small business CGT concessions
• The situation where significant family wealth resides in a discretionary family trust - given that beneficiaries do not typically have any interest in trust property is any action required in the context of succession planning?

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