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The EET election lets discretionary trusts avoid the 30% minimum tax without restructuring, but the price is steep. One wrong distribution ends the election for good. This article examines the election: its conditions, its limits, and its risks for trustees and their advisers.

Returning to Australia after working overseas? Here’s what to consider if you have retirement savings held abroad.

In Part 2 of our two-part series, we examine the option of withdrawing your overseas pension or superannuation as a lump sum, including when it may be available and the key tax implications to consider.

Elect, restructure or pay 30%. Treasury's exposure drafts give trustees of discretionary trusts two ways to avoid the minimum tax, but both carry strict conditions. This article explains the new rules and tracks how they respond to the points we raised in our July submission to Treasury.

Family trust elections (FTEs), and the related interposed entity elections (IEEs), have been a feature of the tax law for almost 30 years with the rules effectively unchanged since 2007.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly useful and ubiquitous tool.  However, for the time being, some things may perhaps be better left for mortals.  The recent decision in In the matter of Lanmar Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] NSWSC 800 provides a stark example of the dangers associated with an overreliance on AI and the impacts it can have on corporate governance and the ownership of shares in a business.

This article explains where it all went wrong in the case of Lanmar, a defence contractor, and the lessons that ought to be learned from the decision.

Settlement of a proceeding is not always the end of the dispute. The recent decision in Excel Texel Pty Ltd v Wilson (No 2) [2026] FCA 154, has important take aways with respect to matters that should be considered when navigating litigation and dispute resolution.

Returning to Australia after working overseas? Here’s what to consider if you have retirement savings held abroad.

In Part 1 of our two-part series, we explore transferring overseas super or pension benefits into an Australian super fund, including eligibility, tax implications, contribution caps and other key considerations.

Settlement agreements are not always effective to bring the dispute between the parties to an end. That is they do not ‘stick’, despite the efforts of the parties, their advisers, or others associated with formation of terms.