HeyJaredMatthew Burgess
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Minimum tax on trusts another masterclass in inept tax reform (opens the original)
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The release of the minimum tax for discretionary trusts legislation is the latest instalment following the radical tax changes announced in the 2026 federal budget. In what has been the pattern with all legislation since the May announcements, the new rules: 1. Were clearly finalised well before the misleadingly and deceptively named ’consultation’ process finished. 2. Add material complexity to an already outrageously complicated regime. 3. Are almost certain to be rushed through into law witho
Treasury’s taxation of trusts consultation ends before it begins (opens the original)
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Before adding yet another layer of complexity to an already convoluted area of tax law, Treasury should step back and undertake the comprehensive review that key stakeholders, being taxpayers and specialist advisers, have been calling for over many years, writes Matthew Burgess. For many Australian families, business owners, and investors, discretionary trusts are not novel tax-planning arrangements. They are long-established structures implemented in accordance with laws enacted and maintained
Tax planning 101: when accountants fail to get the basics right for themselves (opens the original)
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A recent Federal Court decision offers a stark warning for advisers and taxpayers alike, writes Matthew Burgess. It is only a few months since a high-profile win for the Tax Office, in which the absence of basic legal documentation supporting the accounting evidence resulted in a material tax impost on the taxpayer. That is, the February 2026 full Federal Court appeal decision concerning the Coronis Real Estate group (and the case of Commissioner of Taxation v S.N.A Group Pty Ltd [2026] FCAFC 10
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