The High Court’s decision in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel handed
down last week confirms what the Full Federal Court found last year: an unpaid present entitlement (UPE) owed to the corporate beneficiary of a discretionary trust is not a loan under tax law’s Division 7A rules.
The Australian Taxation Office’s position, maintained since 2009, was rejected by Australia’s highest court in a five to two majority.
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