New capital gains tax rules starting 1 July 2027 can trigger a tax bill when shares pass to an estate, with no sale proceeds to pay it. Noel Whittaker explains why your will should say who bears that tax.
Most families that fall out after a death aren't really fighting about money — they're arguing about what the will seemed to say about them. Here's how the rules on challenging a will work around Australia, and the five decisions that cause most of the trouble.
Dying without a will does not mean your money disappears — it means a formula written into state law decides who gets it, and that formula knows nothing about your family. Here is what really happens, and why your super may not be covered by your will at all.
Noel Whittaker's latest column explains why wills written under the old tax rules — especially those with testamentary trusts — deserve a review before the new CGT regime arrives in July 2027.
