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    Tax Tip 4: Borrowing to Pay investment expenses

    Thanks Paul. I follow that with regards to the destructibility of the insurance premiums themselves. But I'm trying to understand whether interest...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 26th Nov, 2019 in forum: Accounting & Tax
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    Tax Tip 4: Borrowing to Pay investment expenses

    Thanks Paul. Sorry for being a bit slow, but I'm not clear whether you're saying the interest on a loan used to pay insurance premiums for a...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 26th Nov, 2019 in forum: Accounting & Tax
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    Tax Tip 4: Borrowing to Pay investment expenses

    If property is currently PPOR and I borrow to pay for house (building) insurance premiums and then subsequently rent out, does the interest on the...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 25th Nov, 2019 in forum: Accounting & Tax
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    Any issue with bucket company of a DT being owned by that same DT?

    Thanks Terry - saved me from a potentially costly mistake!
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 22nd Nov, 2019 in forum: Legal Issues
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    Any issue with bucket company of a DT being owned by that same DT?

    Hi folks I was potentially thinking of having a bucket company as a beneficiary of a family trust to help smooth income over years. Is there any...
    Thread by: Bob Mullin, 22nd Nov, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Legal Issues
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    Awesome, thanks Terry. Also, if a DT were to vest in a beneficiary on the death of that beneficiary, would that be a CGT event/stamp duty? Would...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    FIRST OPTION: Bart gifts $100k to Homer. Homer lends $100k back. Homer dies and bequeaths "the debt owed by Bart to Homer" to a TT that Bart...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    Also, if a DT vests to a person on the death of that person (i.e. vests in their estate), does this trigger a CGT event/stamp duty?
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    That is correct. The intention is to be able to get capital into the TT without having to gift that to Homer before his death and also not...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    I got the impression it's not possible to bequeath the benefit of the debt (as opposed to the repayment proceeds that Bart actually pays to...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    Thanks Terry!
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning
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    Recommendation for accountant/lawyer in Melbourne

    Hi everyone I was looking for a recommendation for lawyer/accountant in inner urban Melbourne to help with the following. I’ve never used an...
    Thread by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Accounting & Tax
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    Getting assets into a testamentary trust

    Right! Could this potentially work? Bart gifts $100k to Homer, Homer lends $100k back to Bart. Under Homer's will, three TTs will be setup each...
    Post by: Bob Mullin, 15th Nov, 2019 in forum: Wills & Estate Planning