Legal Tip 100: Loans from an associated entity to a bankrupt can be income

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  1. Terry_w

    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    Loans from an associated entity to a bankrupt can be income

    A person who is currently bankrupt can only earn a certain income before they are required to give some of that income to their trustee in bankruptcy. The current threshold is about $54k for a bankrupt without dependants.


    One strategy used in the past was to go bankrupt and then live on money provided by others such as spouses, trustees of discretionary trusts etc.


    This may be possible to a certain extent still, but any money loaned by an associate can be deemed to be income and therefore be subject to seizure.

    Section s139L(1)(a)(vi) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966



    s139L(1)(a)(vi) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966

    http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ba1966142/s139l.html
     
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    Happy 100th tip :)
     
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