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Does your Discretionary Trust / Family Trust
attract Surcharge Land Tax?
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Are any specified beneficiaries (named
in the trust) ‘foreign persons’^?
Are any specified beneficiaries (named<br> in the trust) ‘foreign persons’^?
Are any general beneficiaries (not named
in the trust) foreign persons or intended to
be foreign persons?
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Does the trust deed include a clause
that excludes foreign persons from
being a beneficiary?
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Has the trust deed been customised
or previously varied?
Has the trust deed been customised<br> or previously varied?
SURCHARGE LAND TAX APPLIES
SURCHARGE LAND TAX APPLIES
DEED OF VARIATION REQUIRED
DEED OF VARIATION REQUIRED
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
NO VARIATION REQUIRED
NO VARIATION REQUIRED
No / Don’t know
No / Don’t know
Yes
Yes
TRUST REVIEW
Does customisation or variation exclude foreign persons from being a beneficiary?
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No / Don’t know
No / Don’t know
Yes
Yes
No
No
No / Don’t know
No / Don’t know
No / Don’t know
No / Don’t know
Yes*
Yes*
^”
foreign person
” within the
meaning of the
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 of the Commonwealth
and the
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015
, as modified by section 104J of the Duties Act 1997. For more information, see
https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/help-centre/resources-library/g009
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* Even if the trust deed has been customised or previously varied, you may still elect to have a Deed of Variation to ensure beyond doubt that foreign persons cannot be a beneficiary.
* Even if the trust deed has been customised or previously varied, you may still elect to have a Deed of Variation to ensure beyond doubt that foreign persons cannot be a beneficiary.
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