High Court deals blow to trust beneficiaries in victory for ATO

Appeals 2022-04-06 5:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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The ATO has won a legal challenge over when it can claim tax from trust income, with the High Court finding beneficiaries cannot “retrospectively expunge” their entitlements to the proceeds of a trust despite the potential “unfairness” this creates.

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