Last night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down a budget aimed at reducing the cost of living for individuals and families, while supporting businesses through Australia’s economic recovery and encouraging them to invest in innovation. We have prepared an in-depth budget report for you to download. Should you wish to discuss the impact of these announcements on…

The ATO has recently released a Draft Ruling TR 2022/D1 and Taxpayer Alert TA 2022/1 directly targeting Family Trust distributions made to adult children. In the Alert, the ATO have advised they are currently reviewing trust arrangements where Trust income is distributed to adult children (more than likely at a lower marginal tax rate), while…