Business Structure

Question I have clients in NSW who recently bought a B&B business and were advised by a previous financial adviser to hold both the freehold property and the business in a DFT with both of the individuals named as trustees and beneficiaries. They are unable to recall the specific reasons they were advised to use …

Bare Trust

Question Thanks Julia for your answer to the question about buying shares in children’s names.I have another question. In your answer you mentioned a Bare Trust. My question is how do set up a Bare Trust orDeclaration of Trust and what are the pros and cons. I understand that if capital is added then a …

Investment in children’s names

Question Is it possible to buy shares in a child’s name when they are aged between 0 and 17. More particularly 0 and 7ie the child is unable to sign the TFN application. As I understand if the shares are bought in the name of a parent atf the TFN used is the parent’s and …

Substantially Revovating or Building& Living There,Before Selling…Scot-free?

Question Entirely- contrary to Newsflash 8Feb.2008 now_ Ihave it upon -warranted! advice , that-with a prior profit making intention , the main residence exemption -CAN_ be available (Duplex Proposal Finding 4.12 Bantacs Ninghi , financed by me). Associated Duplex Finding 4.1, 4.2 seem contrary , to also How Not To Be a Developer Booklet (definition …

Land development Joint Venture

Question I have been negotiating with a local landowner (who has owned the land pre CGT) to assist in sub-division and development of his block.He wants to build and live on the bottom block, we want to build and live on the top block, and our SMSF wants to build a house on the middle …

interest

Question We have two properties that were bought in my wife’s and sister in law’s names as tenants in common 50/50. I being the higher income earner stayed out of it as the intent was to build and sell short term. Building has taken a little longer than anticipated and we might hold on a …

Interest on investment

Question I have just completed building a granny flat on my property (Converted a Garage)I wish to Rent out the cottage for AUD 300/weekCost of build was AUD10 000 owner build and have slips. Value is well over 70k if a builder was called in.My initial loan on the property was 500k Plus I took …

Withdraw redraw and put into offset?

Question We are about to turn our unit, that we have lived in for 5 years, into an investment property and we are going to rent a property to live in ourselves. We have about $20 000 in redraw on our loan and want to eventually access that for a deposit on a house(for private …


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