What Do I Do Now?Advising on Business Structure in a Post-Budget, Pre-Legislation World
The budget has been handed down. The legislation has not. And yet clients are already calling — wanting to set up businesses, structure their affairs, and make decisions that could cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars if they get the structure wrong.
Peter Johnson
Founder of Advisers Digest
A chartered accountant with significant tenure as both practitioner and practice owner; a highly respected instructor for CPA Australia; an SMSF specialist and sought-after SMSF keynote presenter
CPA SMSF Specialist
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Secretary
Chartered Tax Adviser
1 Hourpresentation + bonus 1 hour of Q&A
Went live 10 June 2026
1 Hour CPD certificate included
90 days recording access
This session is built for practitioners who need to walk out and sit down with a client the same afternoon.
This webinar qualifies for 1 hour of structured CPD — fulfilling your annual requirements with practical, immediately applicable content.
The Challenge Right Now
"Clients are sitting in front of you today wanting a business structure.
The legislation that governs the right answer does not exist yet."
This is not a budget recap. You have had plenty of those. This is a practical, decision-focused session built around one specific scenario: a client sits down in front of you tomorrow and needs a business structure today.
7 Critical Issues for Structuring Advice Right Now
Every topic is grounded in a real client scenario. No theoretical overview — just the questions you need answered before your next client meeting.
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Company vs Trust — why the old default no longer holds and what has fundamentally changed in the analysis
SESSION HIGHLIGHT Live Interactive Decision Tree
A real-time walkthrough covering every client type — high growth, low income beneficiaries, asset protection needs, short horizon exits — each producing a structured recommendation with full rationale. Walk out of this session ready to advise.
PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY Engagement Letter LanguageWe will work through how to document your advice in the current legislative vacuum — the specific caveats, qualifications, and engagement letter language you need to give clients a clear answer while protecting your practice.
This session is built for:
Practising accountants advising business clients
Tax advisers navigating the post-budget environment
Practitioners setting up business structures in 2025–26
Anyone fielding client calls about trust vs company decisions right now
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The zero cost base problem — what it means for goodwill-generating businesses and the tax on sale from 1 July 2027
03
The trust minimum tax and what it does to income splitting for beneficiaries below $131,600 — with a worked dollar example
04
Discretionary trust as corporate shareholder — is it now smarter than individuals, and why rollover relief is a one-way door
05
Corporate beneficiary double-taxation risk — why you should not recommend this structure until legislation is settled
06
Giving a defensible recommendation today — the right caveats and engagement letter language when the operative law doesn't yet exist
07
Live interactive decision tree — walks through every client type and produces a structured recommendation with rationale
Your next client meeting is waiting for this answer.
Three Resources Built for This Session — Ready to Use With Clients
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Resources
Included
Every purchase of the session recording includes three practical tools developed specifically for this webinar, so you can apply the framework immediately.
Structure Modelling Tool Four interactive modelling sheets you can run against your own client numbers.
Technical Paper Peter's complete written analysis of the post-budget structuring framework.
DAS Resolutions by Advisers DigestThe two-step resolution procedure required each time a dividend is paid to DAS holders.
One Hour of Technical Content. Over One Hour of Q&A. Three Exclusive Bonus Resources.
Peter Johnson brings deep practical expertise to Australia's most complex tax and structuring challenges. As the founder of Advisers Digest and a practitioner with broad credentials spanning accounting, taxation, and corporate governance, Peter is known for translating complex legislative change into clear, actionable advice.
In this session, Peter works through the live business structuring dilemma that every accountant is currently facing — and gives you the tools to sit down with a client that same afternoon.
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Bonus: ~1.5 hours of live Q&A — close to 80 questions answered
Will this recording be relevant to me as an accountant?
Definitely. This re is designed specifically for practising accountants and tax advisers who are currently fielding business structuring questions from clients. Whether you are advising on new business set-ups, restructuring existing arrangements, or managing client concerns following the budget, this session gives you a practical framework to work with right now.
Is this a recap of the Federal Budget?
No. This is not a budget overview. The session assumes you already understand the budget measures and focuses entirely on the practical structuring dilemma that results from the budget having been handed down while the legislation is still pending. The focus is on what you actually do in a client meeting today.
Will I receive a CPD certificate?
Yes. A 1-hour structured CPD certificate is issued with your recording session.
What resources are included?
Your purchase includes:
A technical paper (PDF)
DAS Resolutions (Word)
And a Structure Modelling Tool (Excel)
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
Yes. If you watch the recording and don't find it useful, email us at info@advisersdigest.com.au within 24 hours of your purchase. We'll refund you within 3 working days. Note that processing a refund incurs a card-processing fee that we are unable to recover, and no CPD certificate will be issued.
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