Succession and Estate Planning - Pitcher SEP 2018.pdf · Succession and Estate Planning David...
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Succession and Estate Planning
David Foulds
– Director - Estate Planning and SuperannuationAndrew Gray
– Director – Estate Planning and Business Succession
CPN Road Show 2018
Today’s AgendaSuccession and Estate Planning
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Introduction and WelcomeDisclaimer
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Estate PlanningWhat is It?
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Estate PlanningHot Topic - Superannuation
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Estate PlanningKey Risks and Pitfalls
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Succession PlanningBusiness Transition and the Family
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Questions and AnswersRaise your thoughts
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Horizon – by Pitcher PartnersFor additional resources
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Thank youThank you for attending
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Introduction and WelcomeSection One
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Any information provided by us is only our opinion based on our understanding of the current law, administrative practice and our knowledge of particular circumstances and limited understanding of the relevant facts. Any such information will not necessarily be beyond challenge by the taxation authorities or others. Accordingly, we do not accept responsibility to anyone for any loss suffered in connection with the provision of information and make no warranties or representations about the information we provide. If you require greater certainty, we recommend the seeking of a formal engagement of our professional services which understandably will allow us to better consider the facts and the various issues.
Introduction and WelcomeDisclaimer -
Estate PlanningSection Two – What is It?
• Making a plan now to protect and pass on your wealth in a way and at a time that you want.
• 30 years ago, estates were much simpler
• Your Will is limited• Does not deal with wealth in Trusts or
Superannuation, or potentially assets overseas
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• Estate Planning is becoming increasingly more about passing on control of assets, rather than ownership.
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• Client addresses “What?” they want
• We address “How?” to achieve
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Estate Planning – Hot TopicSection Three - Superannuation Post 1 July 2017
A key reason to review a client’s Estate Plan
Long Time Practice
• Keep money in super for as long as possible
• Pay out benefits to the estate of the last to die
All Changed Now
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• $1.6 Million pension Transfer Balance Cap
• Caps level of tax free earnings in the Fund
• Death Benefit Pensions count towards the recipients Transfer Balance Cap
On death, forces benefits in excess of the Cap out of the superannuation environment
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Tom ChristineAged 70 72
Reversionary Pensions
BDBN to spouse
Super Comprises:
Pension $1.6M $1.6M
Accumulation $3.4M $2.6M
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• First dies
• Deceased’s pension passes to the survivor
• Survivor commutes their own pension
• Deceased’s accumulation paid out as a lump sum
• Death Benefits are always Death Benefits
• How / Why?
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Tom dies - Tom ChristineReversionary Pension $1.6M +$1.6M
Commutes own Pension -$1.6M
to Accum
+$1.6M
Accumulation $3.4M $2.6M existing
=$4.2M
Death Benefit out of Fund
-$3.4M
to Christine per BDBN
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Money pushed out of super earlier
To surviving spouse – tax free
Security vs Tax
Superannuation Proceeds Trust
(form of Testamentary Trust, created by the Will)
‒ Receives death benefit, - tax free
‒ Surviving spouse the only capital beneficiary,
‒ Range of potential income beneficiaries??
‒ Remaining capital to surviving spouse’s estate.
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Binding Death Benefit Nominations
• Provides certainty to direct Trustee
APRA Funds
• Certain conditions apply – includes Lapsing in 3 years
Reversionary Nominations – probably SMSF’s
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Estate PlanningSection Four – Key Risks and Pitfalls
• Ownership of key assets
• Sophisticated Structures
• Control of entities
• Loan balances
• Binding Death Benefit Nominations
• Digital Assets
• Powers of Attorney
Estate Planning – key risks and pitfallsTopics to be discussed
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• Wills pass Ownership of your assets,
• Shares in Companies or Trustee Companies etc
• If assets are owned by Trusts,
• You can only pass on Control of the Trust
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Consider succession of:
Trustee day to day control of trust assets
Appointor can remove and appoint the trusteeUltimate Controller
Guardian approves certain decisions of trustee or appointor Blocker
Are these successors to be individuals or perhaps a company?
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• Check the rules in each Trust Deed
• Specific rules to vary Appointor
• Rules to vary Trust Deed
• Vesting Date?
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Dealing with Loan balances
• How will loan balances be unwound / repaid?
• If calls are made on the loan balances, do assets have to be sold?
• Settle loan on the Trust
• Other complications?
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Binding Death Benefit Nominations
SMSF
Must be Drafted correctly in accordance with the Fund Deed
Are the BDBN Current?
Do they Lapse?
Reversionary Nominations – 12 months to arrange affairs
Does the BDBN or Reversionary pension prevail?
Check the Deed
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Digital Assets
• Listing of your User Names and Passwords
• Safely Stored or Encrypted
• Computers, Tablets, Mobile Phones
• Email access
• Banking – Personal and Business
• Memberships and Subscriptions
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Your online footprint
• Social Media
• Online cloud Photo Albums and their storage
• Websites – Domains, Hosting
• Digital Libraries for Music, Books, Movies
How do you access, close or unsubscribe?
Consider a clause in the Will with explicit instructions
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Powers of Attorney
Personal Matters (previously Guardianship)
Financial Matters
or both
Medical Treatment – one person at a time
Enduring Powers of Attorney
• continues after you lose mental capacity
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Powers of Attorney
Take care as to who is granted the Attorney
• alternatives?
Not effective for decisions relating to:
Directorships, Appointors, Guardians, Trustees, etc
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Complex Issues addressed by:
Framework comprising:
• Understanding the client’s desired outcomes
• ‘audit or confirmation’ of the wealth, ownership and control
• Thorough, logical, documented Estate Plan
• Easily read with reasoning
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Succession PlanningSection Five – Business Transition and the Family
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Succession PlanningTransition of Wealth is Upon Us
Source: Succession ResetFamily Business Succession in the 21st Century, 2014
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• Managing the needs of each individual
• Objectives of the Succession Plan?
• Retention of the Business in the Family?
• Sale of the Business and Manage the Wealth?
• Meet Family objectives
• Meet Commercial objectives
Succession PlanningMeeting Objectives
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Family Constitutions / Family Charter
Preamble
• Family vision and values
• Family membership - definition
• Family commitment
• How the family members and company supports family vision and values
• How the family will act and make decisions
Source: OMBI
Succession PlanningFamily
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Family Council
• Be the Owner
• Formal scheduled meetings
• Clarifies the boundary between family and business
• Helps create an overarching family plan
• Who are the members?• family head, during their lifetime
• member(s) from each family
• independent external advisor with a potential casting vote
• Facilitates education of family members
Succession PlanningFamily
Go ahead. Don’t hesitate.Q & A
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Questions & Answers
Bringing the right team togetherProfiles
David Foulds
T 03 8610 5353
Director – Estate Planning and Superannuation
Andrew Gray
T 03 8612 9520
Director – Estate Planning and Business Succession
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Horizon by Pitcher Partners offers a range of complementary succession, wealth management and asset protection services to ensure that the wealth clients have worked so hard to create is passed safely to future generations. This enables clients to have the lifestyle they want whilst growing family wealth and maintaining family harmony.
Horizon – by Pitcher PartnersFor additional resources
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Horizon – by Pitcher PartnersFor additional resources
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Additional resources are available from:
http://www.pitcher.com.au/services/private-wealth/estate-planning
Feel free to download a PDF copy of this Presentation from:
www.pitcher.com.au/CPN-SEP-2018
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Thank youFor your attention
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Thank you!