Services
- Administration of deceased estates
- Formation and administration of inter vivos trusts
- Administration of trusts mortis causa
- Asset management and personal affairs administration
- Investment of clients funds in the money market, unit trusts, stock market and in mortgage bonds
- Drawing of wills and estate planning
- Income tax advice
- Tax and Estate planning
- Completion and submission of provisional tax returns for individual and corporate clients
- Body corporate administration
- Property syndications
- Rent collection and administration
- Bookkeeping for individual and corporate clients
- Accounting advice
- Registration of individuals, trusts or corporate entities for income tax, VAT
- Completion of monthly VAT returns
- Acceptance of appointments as accounting officer for Close Corporations
- Auditing
- Small business management advice
The department is headed up by a partner of the firm, together with an efficient team comprising experienced para-legals, three secretaries and two book-keepers.
The Trust & Fiduciary Services department is headed up by Allan Hartley who is also a conveyancer.
Cassie Sharrock
Cassie completed her articles of clerkship with Austen Smith and was admitted as an attorney, notary public and conveyancer on 17 February 2006. She joined Fiduciary Services in 2005 and is specialising in the formation and administration of trusts. Cassie was appointed as an associate of the firm in January 2010.
Ajanta Mayku
Ajanta was admitted as an attorney and conveyancer on 17 February 2006 and completed her articles of clerkship at Tatham Wilkes. She joined Austen Smith at the beginning of 2006 and deals with estate administration and estate planning. She is now a notary. Ajanta was appointed as an associate of the firm in January 2010.