Did anyone ever tell you that income splitting was a great idea? Read this before you believe them! There’s one bunch of attorneys who specialise in trusts that punt income splitting through a trust conduit as a great way to minimise tax, but they didn’t think it through properly. Here’s how it works – The trust earns taxable income on which it would be taxed at 45%, but no problem, flow the income through the trust using the conduit principle, and pay it to beneficiaries who are on a low tax rate. Magic! The beneficiaries will pay maybe 18%…
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