The pain of company guarantees

Your farming clients Paul and Mary have suffered an extended drought and are unable to meet their latest bank interest payment. They have come to you for advice. Their trading entity (which owes the money) is a discretionary trust with a corporate trustee of...

One business deal, multiple contracts: GST and stamp duty stings

You are acting for Charlie on the purchase of a chocolate factory. Money is tight and Charlie has been watching all expenses including your fees and stamp duty. The building is owned by Freddo and the business by his family company. Charlie intends to buy...

Present pain and future property

You do a lot of work with Samantha, a local accountant, so are not surprised when she calls to say she has a group of clients who are pooling their resources to buy a country property called ”Last Retreat” located not so far from the town in which you live...

Family law tax peril

You’ve been out of university for a few years working in a business law firm that also does a bit of family law now and then. Because of your interest in family law, you’ve had quite a bit to do with it in those few years and love the challenge of helping...

Market value and GST

It’s 6pm and everyone is tired and emotional after a heated and acrimonious mediation between brothers Patrick and George. They’re arguing over a price for George’s shares in the family company that owns the old family farm in which Patrick, your client,...

Risky risks management

Risky Risk Management Greg and Chloe come to see you about reorganising their business affairs. Chloe is about to become the director of a private equity company and is concerned about her personal liability. Various issues are discussed and various...

The pain of company guarantees

One business deal, multiple contracts: GST and stamp duty stings

Present pain and future property

Family law tax peril

Market value and GST

Risky risks management

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