Advanced Estate Planning

• • The Need for Estate Planning
  • Wills, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship
  • Ownership and Passing of Assets
  • Estate Administration
  • The Use of Trusts in Estate Planning
  • Taxation of an Estate
  • Capital Gains Tax and Death
  • Superannuation Death Benefits
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Social Security
  • Housing and Aged Care

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• OUA-PSU-GCE-2021
• CUR-TAX-MAS-2021
• UNE-PRO-GCE-2021

Special requirements

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  Refer to the subject outline provided by Curtin University for information on texts and subject references.

This subject was previously known as Estate Planning.

This subject provides an introduction to the legal issues that need to be considered in estate planning including wills, testamentary trusts, taxation of deceased estates, capital gains tax in respect of assets transferred after death, business succession planning and social security.

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• Periodic eTests (20%)
• Applied Research Essay (50%)
• Take Home Test (30%)