Lost or destroyed Trust Deeds
Have you lost your trust deed? In this article we explain what you can do about it.
Are there ever ‘good’ reasons to hide assets?
Why would someone want to hide their assets? If you are an oligarch, the answer is obvious – you don’t want a hostile foreign government freezing your bank account or seizing your super yacht or villa on Lake Como. If you are an ordinary person, you may merely want privacy and protection against third party […]
Trust Distribution Resources
We know that getting your trust distribution minutes right can be a headache.
To help, we have compiled a series of useful articles and links below that will help you optimise your trust distribution minutes and assist you in getting them right the first time, every time.
Andreyev Lawyers Celebrates 20 years
2021 sees Andreyev Lawyers celebrating 20 years in business. We don’t have an exciting origin story worthy of being made into a movie, but our story is probably one that most business owners relate to – it seemed like a good idea at the time! From the early days of agonising over what font to […]
A dummies guide to unit trusts
Not all unit trusts are created equally. Make sure you get the right unit trust to suit your purposes.
What happens in South Australia when an executor loses mental capacity?
What happens if the executor of an estate or trustee of a testamentary trust loses mental capacity?
When do you need to have your trust distributions minutes prepared by?
It’s almost 30 June. Have you done your trust distribution minutes?
Avoid Additional Stamp Duty in Victoria – Exclude Foreign Beneficiaries from Your Discretionary Trust
The Victorian State Revenue Office (SRO) has announced that from 1 March 2020 it has adopted a new approach in applying the ‘foreign purchaser additional duty’ (FPAD) provisions of the Duties Act 2000 (Vic) to discretionary trusts. Make sure you don’t get caught by this additional 8% of duty.
What is the best way to hold an investment property?
This is a big question. The answer is going to depend on a range of factors, but there are some general rules you can apply.
My trust is expiring – can I get an extension?
Australians love their trusts. In fact, the number of active trusts in Australia is coming up to 1 million (if not there already). We use so many trusts because they are so versatile. But one problem most trusts have is that they don’t last forever, they have an ‘expiry date’. If you have a trust you should be aware of its ‘expiry date’, and if that date is fast approaching, you must plan for the end! Sometimes we find that a trust has already expired years ago, without anyone having noticed…