Original article by Joanna Mather
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 2-Aug-17
Tax experts have questioned the likely effectiveness of the Federal Opposition’s proposed tax crackdown on family discretionary trusts in targeting wealthy Australians. Chapman Eastway CEO Sean Cortis says taxing family trusts at the same rate as companies would primarily affect people with investable assets of less than $A5m, rather than the "mega rich". The reforms are aimed at curbing the practice of income-splitting, but tax experts say wealthy families are more likely to "warehouse" money in a company within a family trust.
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