Trustee-in-Bankruptcy

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07/05/2017

Accountant disrupts $3b debt collecting industry

Now the Adviser and Accountant does debt collecting Many businesses don’t have the time and resources to recover debts. Often they are too hard to collect. As accountants well know, over $3b of debt is written off every financial year in Australia. The debt collection industry is under the clutches […]

17/11/2016

Can you abandon a gift in a Will to keep the pension?

Can you abandon a gift in a Will to keep the pension? The Financial Planner carefully structures Mary’s affairs. Mary receives a $1 pension and Concession Card. But then, Mary’s mother dies. Mum’s Will leaves everything to Mary. The inheritance costs Mary her $1 pension and Concession Card. Mary has […]

15/11/2016

SMSF Commercial Lease fails ATO scrutiny

SMSF Commercial Lease fails ATO scrutiny An accountant shows me a non-complying self-managed super fund. It owns commercial property. Its blemish? It does not have a correctly drafted SMSF commercial lease. It was a good lease. But it did not address the requirements of the SIS legislation. It failed the […]

11/08/2016

Go bankrupt lose Super? Bankrupt widow keeps Super

Go bankrupt lose Super? Bankrupt lose Super. But isn't Superannuation protected from bankrupcty? The 3 common safe havens to protect assets from insolvency are: ‘Clean skin’ Family Trusts (eg, doesn't employ people) Low-risk spouse (eg. spouse is a school teacher) Superannuation With huge wealth moving into Super the Trustee-in-Bankruptcy has its […]