Expat Chat Podcast · Atlas Wealth Management

Expat Chat Episode 157 - When Should an Expat use a Trust

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Brett Evans warns that incorrect trust use cost people hundreds of thousands in capital gains tax, citing 2022 ATO determinations.
Financial experts Brett Evans and James Ridley break down when Australian expats should and shouldn't use family trusts. They explain the core benefits of trusts for residents, the major tax pitfalls for non-residents, and provide a strategic framework for optimizing assets based on your current tax residency.

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Trusts only help when residency, asset type, and succession plans line up.

Family trusts only make sense when residency and asset mix actually fit the structure. The episode does a good job laying out the trade-offs: non-residents often fare better holding assets personally, while trusts can still make sense for Australian property or shares and for…

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Before you lock in a structure, hear when a trust helps and when it doesn't.

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