Family trusts - Australian Taxation Office
...Concessional treatment applies to trusts that have elected to become family trusts, by making a family trust election....
https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/trusts/family-trusts
ATO Update: Family Trust Distribution Tax Changes | Moore Australia ...
...Stay informed about the latest ATO changes to family trust distribution tax ? understand the updated rules, obligations, and how they affect your trust in Australia....
https://www.moore-australia.com.au/news/ato-family-trust-distribution-tax-update-sep-2025/
Economists say trusts help people pay less tax, but stopping that could ...
...Tuesday's federal budget is set to contain changes to the rules for trust funds, which economists say are a popular vehicle for tax planning....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-08/trust-reform-complicated-and-may-not-raise-much-money/106654470
What do we know about how changes to family trusts affect farmers ...
...Despite winning a carve-out to changes to family trusts announced in the budget, farmers are still worried about what tax reform means for them....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/farm-tax-reform-capital-gains-tax-trusts/106683240
Negative gearing, CGT, trusts: Labor?s proposed tax changes explained
...From negative gearing to family trusts, the proposed tax reforms are expected to raise billions in extra revenue....
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/tax/negative-gearing-cgt-trusts-labors-proposed-tax-changes-explained/
ATO Crackdown on Family Trust Election Compliance ; Family Trust ...
...The ATO?s recent focus on compliance with the family trust election (FTE) rules has generated significant controversy and alarm. The crackdown has resulted in the ATO undertaking extensive audits of family trusts and historical distributions, and the issue of hefty Family Trust Distributions Tax (FTD Tax) assessments for noncompliance ? being a 47% tax (plus Medicare levy) along with ......
https://www.cleardocs.com/clearlaw/tax/ATO-Crackdown-on-Family-Trust-Election-Compliance-Family-Trust-Election-Series-Part1.html
Family Trust Election Australia ? FTE, Family Group, FTDT | Tax Tracker
...What a Family Trust Election (FTE) does in Australian trust law, the specified individual and family group test, when it's worth making, the irrevocability trap, and the Family Trust Distribution Tax that follows....
https://taxtracker.com.au/learn/family-trust-election
Trustees - Australian Taxation Office
...We're improving the reporting requirements for family trust elections and interposed entity elections, by requiring the details of the specified individual named in these elections to be included in the trust tax return (where applicable). Announced but unenacted legislative changes to beneficiary reporting for closely held trusts...
https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/trusts/modernising-tax-administration-systems/trustees
Are Family Trusts the New Target - Linton Advisory Group
...? Are family trusts the next tax target? Here?s what?s brewing in Canberra? Treasury?s looking under the hood of family trusts, again? with murmurs of tougher tax rules to help patch up the budget. Why? Because nearly $60 billion flows through these structures each year, benefiting over 1.7 million Australians, from farmers and family businesses?...
https://www.linton.com.au/are-family-trusts-the-new-target/
Labor's reversal sparks debate on family trusts | The Land | NSW
...In the wake of Labor's $3m superannuation tax policy reversal, the question is if, or when, family trusts will be added to the government's reform agenda....
https://www.theland.com.au/story/9089774/labors-reversal-sparks-debate-on-family-trusts/
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No.1) Bill 2026 [and related Bill]
...Business groups, including the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and state and territory chambers, urged the Government to ?rethink? the CGT and trust changes, and stop the ?damaging business tax hikes?....
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2526/26bd067