The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 – Schedule 4, amend the ITAA 1936 to extend to family trusts the anti-avoidance rule that applies to other closely held trusts that undertake circular trust distributions. See the related Tax Technical article about the whole of the Bill.
See below for the proposed amendments and relevant portions of the Explanatory Memorandum.
FJM 17.8.19