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The 3 1 Trillion Tax Secret Hiding in Plain Sight
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AI-generatedThe article discusses Australian trust structures and potential tax minimization by high-income households. No direct commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain effect, or company margin impact is identified. The news is about tax policy and transparency, not a specific sector's revenue or cost channel.
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- Number of trusts in Australia surged from 501,860 in 2003/04 to over one million in 2022/23.
- Around 90% of private trust wealth is held by the wealthiest 10% of households.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned against using trusts for personal services income to avoid tax laws.
- Government is implementing changes to trust taxation in response to concerns about transparency and tax avoidance.
