Effective estate planning can be achieved only with a thorough understanding of the tax consequences of death. This paper covers some of the key tax issues that should be considered when embarking on estate planning for your clients, including:
- Management of the final year, deceased estate and testamentary trust tax returns
- Treatment of income and expenses, and capital gains including the Div 128 CGT rollover
- Thinking of community: charitable giving on death and;
- The interaction of estate planning with various assets and entities, including succession planning for businesses