- Description
 - Specifications
 
This paper analyses how Discretionary Trusts are subject to income tax and capital gains tax. The paper includes a number of Flow Charts to assist in:
- the illustration of the operation of "Family Trusts"
 - the treatment of losses carried forward and bad debts
 - Family Trust Election
 
The paper is presented in twenty-two pages, under the headings:
- Introduction To Discretionary Trusts
 - Determination Of Discretionary Trust Profit
 - Discretionary Trust Taxable Income
 - Comparison To Partnerships
 - Discretionary Trust Paying Tax
 - Capital Gain
 - Trust Distributions To Children
 - Trust Losses
 - Bad Debts
 - Tests Which Apply To A Discretionary Trust To Determine Whether A Claim Can Be Made For Prior Year Losses, Current
 - Year Losses Or Bad Debts
 - Family Trusts
 - Family Trust Election
 - Family Control Test
 - Distribution Of Income From A Family Trust
 - Distributions From A Family Trust To An Interposed Entity
 - Income Injection Test
 - Family Trusts - Is This The Right Election To Make?
 - Tests That Apply To Determine Deductibility Of Trust Losses And Bad Debts For A Discretionary Trust That Is Not A “Family Trust”
 - Control Test
 - Pattern Of Distribution Test
 - Income Injection Test For Trusts Which Are Not “Family Trusts”
 - Treatment Of Losses In A Company If A Discretionary Trust Owns More Than 50% Of The Shares In The Company
 - Capital Gains Tax Issues For Discretionary Trusts
 
ADDENDUMS
- Tests For Determining Whether A Discretionary Trust Is A “Family Trust”
 - Distributions From A Family Trust To An Interposed Entity; Elections Necessary; If Distributions Not In Accordance With The Election - Family Trust Distribution Tax (46.5%)
 - Additional Test That A Family Trust Has To Satisfy To Claim Losses Or Bad Debts
 - Tests That A Trust, Which Is Not A Family Trust, Has To Satisfy To Claim Losses Or Bad Debts