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Watch Nine News Perth’s interview with Ian Raspin TEP, Chair of STEP Australia, discussing the controversial topic of the “Nation’s Death Duties Debate” It raised the question “should Australia re-introduce inheritance tax?”

STEP Australia Chair’s Update Ian Raspin TEP, Chair of STEP Australia It is so exciting to see that 2023 has started off so strongly for members right across all Australian …

WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS As we enter a new year we would like to officially announce the 2023 STEP Australia Board! Ian Raspin TEP, ChairChris Herrald TEP, Deputy ChairJim O’Donnell TEP, SecretaryMichael …

12 October 2021 – In response to Treasury’s call for submissions, policy experts at STEP Australia have identified several gravely concerning implications arising from recent amendments to foreign investment regulations …

OUR NEXT RESEARCH PROJECT FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY – A CHALLENGE FOR ADVISORS How do you identify if a client’s lack of decision-making capacity is impacting on their ability to independently …

A recently proposed government register for monitoring enduring powers of attorney may do more harm than good, according to expert review   The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Australia …

Recent surveys from Singapore and Australia show that many adults have not prepared a will. Professor of Practice in Financial Planning, Dr Adam Steen, writes that estate planning will spare …

STEP Australia, which represents specialists in trusts, estate planning and in supporting the needs of families, has contacted the Department of the Treasury to raise concerns with a tax law …

Chair of STEP Australia Mark Fatharly TEP has given a warm welcome to a new guideline on capital gains tax for deceased estates announced last month by the Australian Taxation …