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The Clark decision: Possible consequences for CGT event E4?
Published on 01 May 14 by "TAXATION IN AUSTRALIA" JOURNAL ARTICLE
An article entitled “Fixed trusts and unit trusts: one and the same?”, which was published in the December 2013/January 2014 issue of this journal, considered a number of aspects of fixed trusts and unit trusts. Questions have been raised about comments that CGT event E4 should apply only to fixed trusts and, by implication, not unit trusts. This article explores the various issues, including the potential consequences of the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in FCT v Clark, and the relevance of ATO pronouncements.
The authors conclude that it is arguably possible to vary a trust deed to limit the impact of CGT event E4 where the trust is not a fixed trust. However, where a trust satisfies the definition of a fixed trust, or has a prohibition on variation as outlined, there will be no ability to leverage off the Clark decision to minimise the potential application of CGT event E4.
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Liam Polkinghorne
Liam is a Lawyer at McCullough Robertson. - Current at 08 December 2015Tara Lucke FTI
Tara is a director and co-founder of the specialist law firm, View Legal Pty Ltd. Her favourite aspect of her work is getting to know her clients’ business and family. To help her clients achieve their goals, Tara places high importance on working collaboratively with their existing advisers to deliver effective and appropriate solutions for tax planning, estate and business succession planning, and asset protection. As a founder of View Legal Pty Ltd, Tara is committed to building a law firm that she would choose to use herself. To this end, she is passionate about exploring innovations in the legal industry, particularly in relation to using technology and fixed pricing to provide quality solutions and price certainty for clients. Tara is a fellow of The Tax Institute and is regularly published in Australia’s leading monthly tax journal, The Tax Institute’s Taxation in Australia and the leading weekly tax journal, Thomson Reuters’ Weekly Tax Bulletin. - Current at 06 June 2017
Matthew Burgess CTA
Matthew co-founded specialist firm View Legal in 2014, having been a partner of one of Australia's leading independent law firms for over 12 years.
Matthew's passion is helping clients successfully achieve their goals.
Matthew specialises in tax, asset protection, estate and succession planning, providing strategic advice to business owners and high net worth individuals, and was recognised in the "Best Lawyers" list for 2014 in relation to trusts and estates.
As an author, Matthew is widely recognised as an expert in his field, who constantly creates bespoke revenue-related strategies for the growth, management and protection of wealth.
Matthew is regularly published in Australia's leading monthly tax journal, The Tax Institute's Taxation in Australia (six articles since 2012), and the leading weekly tax journal, Thomson Reuters' Weekly Tax Bulletin (10 articles since 2012). He has also written five legal books, one business book and 16 children's books.
- Current at
23 April 2014
