Private ruling: Trust resettlement
Date of advice: 21 March 2022
Published: June 2022
Ruling period: 1 July 20XX to 30 June 20XX
Date scheme commenced: 1 July 20XX

Ruling: Q1: Will the proposed amendments to the Trust Deed cause capital gains tax (CGT) event E1 or E2 in section 104-55 or section 104-60 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) to occur? | A1: No, the proposed amendments to the Trust Deed will not cause CGT event E1 or E2 in section 104-55 or section 104-60 of the ITAA 1997 to occur.

Relevant facts and circumstances: The Trust was established by Trust Deed on X Month 19XX. The Trust Deed provides that; • specified beneficiaries of the Trust in the Schedule are the children of Person A. • general beneficiaries of the Trust in the Schedule are Person A and spouse, Person C, Person D. • clause 1 paragraphs (1) to (8) make further provisions about beneficiaries extending the general beneficiaries to include; ­ the specified beneficiaries are general beneficiaries ­ an extensive list of family members (such as; grandparents uncles aunts brothers sisters cousins spouses widows widowers children and grandchildren of the beneficiaries and the spouses widows widowers children and grandchildren of brothers and sisters cousins spouses children and grandchildren and the parents and grandparents of any spouse uncles and aunts) ­ eligible corporations, trusts and charities ­ any relative by blood or marriage of the specified beneficiaries. The proposed Deed of Variation has not yet been executed but is to be made in accordance the Trust Deed which provides powers for the Trustee to make changes including to exclude beneficiaries. The proposed variation is to amend the Trust Deed to; • update the name Person A • replace the specified beneficiary to be children of Person B • replacing Person A as a class of general beneficiary with Person B and spouse • make Person A, as well as any spouse or lineal decedents of Person A all excluded beneficiaries • place limitations on access by beneficiaries to communications and documentation that the Trustee has relied on. There have been prior variations made to the Trust Deed on X Month 19XX, X Month 20XX and X Month 20XX in relation to; • providing for guardian succession • remove Person A from the class of general beneficiary and add as an excluded beneficiary • updating the definition of net income and how the Trustee deals with the net income.

Relevant legislative provisions: Sections 104-55, 104-60, 149-10, 149-15 and 149-30 of the ITAA 1997. | Sections 160ZZS and 82KXC(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 | Section 357-60 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953