CHAPTER 12Running a business through a family discretionary trust
Key area we will cover in this chapter
Family discretionary trusts
Defined terms we will introduce
Trust: (an old English concept) created by a trust deed similar to a will
Trustee: the person who controls the distribution of the trust income (business taxable profits) and the trust corpus (capital, as in capital gain)
Beneficiary: any family member up to three generations either side of a nominated individual, usually the business owner
Discretionary: the ability to apply income to anyone nominated beneficiary (family member)
Personal excursion income (PSI): income ...
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