SET-UP OF TRUST An “Inter Vivos” Trust is established during your lifetime. The process to register a trust is fairly easy, but it is of utmost importance to consult an experienced trust attorney to draft the trust deed... READ MORE
ESTATE PLANNING One of the primary advantages of a living trust is that it offers you tax efficient management and control of your assets after you die... READ MORE
RISK PLANNING Protection of assets against creditors. Your personal liability is limited to the assets in your name... READ MORE
TAX PLANNING The advantages of proper tax planning in a well-structured trust are clearly defined in the tax legislation... READ MORE
LEAVING A LEGACY A Trust is an entity that will “outwit, outplay & outlast’” you, and will not terminate... READ MORE
REGISTRATION AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
Igmar Potgieter started Trustfocus in 2010 after realizing the need for quality and professional advice on the setting up of Trusts and proper Trust administration.
We specialise in Trust Education, Trust Law, Trust and Business Structures, Trust Administration, Estate and Tax Planning.
Aimed at Property Investors, Business Owners, Salaried Employees, young professionals and everybody who needs to protect and grow their hard earned assets, protect assets and protect wealth to leave a legacy. We also offer free trust seminars and tax seminars.
A Trust creates a separate legal persona that is allowed to own assets and through the trustees, transact in its own name.
You are thus protected in your own name, as well as protected in your capacity as trustee and can be used for the following purposes:
Family
Business
Property Investment
Trading
Primary Residence
Charitable
Distribution
We are experts in our field, South African Trust laws, based in Cape Town, South Africa - here to help and advise you from registration through to administration.
LATEST TRUST RELATED ARTICLE
14 May 2012
REASONS TO SET UP A TRUST (EVEN IF WE HAD NO ESTATE DUTY)
Trusts are commonly used to "freeze" the value of assets, so that when the person who transferred them to the trust dies, they won't form part of his/her deceased..... READ MORE
The importance of a properly drafted trust deed
ABRAHAM KROK TRUST v Commissioner, SARS
In this case, the Supreme Court of Appeal (‘SCA’) once again reminds us that a laissez-faire approach to trust administration could have costly results. ... READ MORE
