In recent years, the need for effective structuring of retirement savings has been brought into sharp focus for private investors and business owners alike. The combination of fundamental changes to the taxation regime, the vast amounts of wealth accumulated within superannuation funds, for many the perceived lack of value delivered by industry funds and the increasing tendency for both business and personal relationships to be relatively short term (as opposed to lifelong) have meant that traditional approaches to superannuation have been revolutionised. In this context, the use of SMSFs has...

Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists is written to inform, instruct and inspire journalists on the investigative possibilities offered by the Freedom of Information Act.

Covering exactly what the Act is, how to make FOI requests and how to use the Act to hold officials to account, Matt Burgess utilises expert opinions, relevant examples and best practice from journalists and investigators working with the Freedom of Information Act at all levels.

The book is brimming with illuminating and relevant examples of the Freedom of...

The issues relating to the taxation of trusts are arguably the most critical aspect of the trust structure. The combination of ongoing, often fundamental, changes to taxation legislation, the approach taken by the Tax Office and courts, given the vast amounts of wealth accumulated within trusts have meant that all advisers must have a deep understanding of the rules relating to the taxation of trusts. The range of fundamental issues that need to be considered in relation to the taxation of trusts is both vast and evolving. Detailed explanation of all aspects of the taxation of trusts is...

Like most lawyers, I have had others attach labels to me over the years, including: a. the baby faced assassin b. the lawyer to get when you don't want to deal with a lawyer c. the 'www' (why the wealthy win) guy The one that has meant the most to me was coined by a small business operator I helped guarantee she survived and ultimately prospered during a difficult start up phase. She called me 'The Dream Enabler'. This book shares many of the key learnings I have been fortunate to discover while having unprecedented access to some of Australia's most successful people.

Matthew Burgess is one of the four directors and founders of specialist firm View Legal. Having the opportunity to help all those he has interaction with achieve their dreams is what he is passionate about. As an author Matthew is published across a range of topics including: 1. Technical legal books - see www.viewlegal.com.au/product-category/books/ 2. Children's books, under the pseudonym 'Lily Burgess' - see www.wordsfromdaddysmouth.com.au 3. Business book - The Dream Enabler - see www.thedreamenabler.com.au For many years Matthew has collected virtually every lawyer joke shared with him....

Through the support of advisers right around the country, I have been fortunate to build a very successful practice helping advisers help their clients achieve their goals. One of the ways that I have historically tried to 'give back' to the adviser network has been through seminar presentations and the practical tips that can be shared in that environment are often invaluable. With the increasing popularity of 'social media' over the last few years, in 2010, I committed to sharing on a weekly basis practical tips and 'war stories' of issues that advisers and clients had raised with me from...

Like most lawyers, I have had others attach labels to me over the years, including: (a) the baby faced assassin (b) the lawyer to get when you don't want to deal with a lawyer (c) the 'www' (why the wealthy win) guy. The one that has meant the most to me was coined by a small business operator I helped guarantee she survived and ultimately prospered during a difficult start up phase. She called me 'The Dream Enabler'. This book shares many of the key learnings I have been fortunate to discover while having unprecedented access to some of Australia's most successful people. As set out in the...

Like most lawyers, I have had others attach labels to me over the years, including: (a) the baby faced assassin (b) the lawyer to get when you don't want to deal with a lawyer (c) the 'www' (why the wealthy win) guy. The one that has meant the most to me was coined by a small business operator I helped guarantee she survived and ultimately prospered during a difficult start up phase. She called me 'The Dream Enabler'. This book shares many of the key learnings I have been fortunate to discover while having unprecedented access to some of Australia's most successful people. As set out in the...

Story telling is often seen as the cornerstone of explaining any principle. Certainly my experience in the estate planning area is that there a few approaches as memorable as learning based on 'war stories'. This workbook collects court decisions and client based scenarios that explain 10 key estate planning principles. The 10 key principles are - 1. Don't become a war story 2. It's the 'vibe' 3. Let's kill all the lawyers 4. Estate planning is more than a will 5. Don't get stuck in the middle 6. Murphy's Law 7. Iterate & update 8. Just do it 9. No estate plan, means you have an estate plan...

View Legal is a specialist law firm, focusing on tax, structuring, asset protection, business succession and estate planning. View's mantra is to be 'for friends'. In other words creating solutions and value propositions that are compelling to our friends. View is results focused and passionate about delivering solutions in a way that aligns with our 'SPS' - service and price satisfaction -- guarantee. 'Inside Stories - the consolidated book of posts' is a publication View updates every year. The book contains every post since 2010, edited to ensure each post is current, indexed and organised...