just do no 3 on the pdf file(3) Russel still wants to run the business — he wants to be in control. How would the other business structures differ from just Russel as a sole trader, specifically from the aspect of control over the business?
HA3021 Individual Assignment T1 2021 - PART 2.docx HOLMES INSTITUTE FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION Assignment Question ● NOTE: This is Part 2 of the Individual Assignment in HA3021. You must have read Part 1 of the assignment and submitted the Assignment Plan before doing Part 2 of the assignment. ● There will be four (4) questions in total, which will be released progressively and must be answered according to the following schedule o Questions 1 and 2: released at the end of Week 2. Answers must be submitted in the Answer Plan. o Question 3: will be released at the end of Week 5. Answers to Questions 1, 2 and 3 must be submitted in the Assignment Draft. o Question 4: will be released at the end of Week 7. Answers to Answers to Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 must be submitted in the Final Assignment. ● Read Question 3 below on Business Structures and plan your answers. ● Using the Answer Plan you have already submitted, prepare the draft of your assignment, which must include the answers to Questions 1, 2 and 3. ● Follow the word counts specified for each individual component of the individual assignment. ● A minimum of 6 genuine and relevant Australian legal references are required for the Draft and Final Versions of the Individual Assignment. Examples of relevant references include the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth); the Australian and Securities and Investment Commission’s (ASIC) website (www.asic.gov.au), the website of the Australian Business Register’s (ABR) website (www.abr.gov.au). ● The full citations for all sources cited in your answer must be listed in a Reference list at the end of your answer. ● In addition, any online sources cited in your answer and listed in your Reference List must include a valid hyperlink that allows access to the full text of the source. Congratulations! You have secured a graduate position with a large firm of corporate advisers. Hannah Finley, a partner in the practice, asks you to attend an 10:00 a.m. meeting on Monday with herself and Russel Robbins, a longstanding client of the firm. You will be required to take notes and prepare answers to Russel ’s queries. Russel Robbins is married to Megan Mays. They have one child, Ellie, who attends a local private school. Russel is very entrepreneurial and has been running a second-hand and HA3021 Corporations Law Individual Assignment T1 2021 http://www.asic.gov.au Page 2 of 5 vintage clothing business in Albury, NSW, by himself as a sole trader for the past five years under the business name of Pinnaclewear. A lot of Russel’s customers are other businesses, both local and overseas. Turnover was $285,000 in the first year and has now grown to over $3 million per annum. The business operates from rented premises, but Russel would prefer to buy a building. Currently, Pinnaclewear employs eight staff. Russel has plans to expand the business further. He also wants to diversify into food and catering in the near to medium term. Russel’s mother, Violet, is a retired accountant and he regularly asks her for advice. Violet suggested recently that Russel should structure his business as a company. Russel is unsure about this. He makes an appointment to see Hannah Prior to the meeting, you review Russel ’s file and note that he and Megan have the following assets. ● A family home in Wodonga with a market value of $1.25 million. There is a mortgage on the property of $561,000. The house is owned by Megan. The house was previously owned by Russel and Megan , but when Russel started up his business, it was decided to transfer the house solely to Megan for asset protection reasons. ● A share portfolio. Russel and Megan jointly own 1000 Telstra shares, which cost them $3.30 per share, and 500 Commonwealth Bank shares, which they bought when they first married. The Commonwealth Bank shares cost them $10.90 per share. The Telstra shares are currently worth $3.09 per share and the Commonwealth Bank shares are worth $61.00 per share. The shares are intended as an investment for Ellie — they will be given to her when she turns 21. Russel and Megan also jointly own a portfolio of blue chip Australian shares currently valued at $145,957. ● Two motor vehicles. Megan owns a BMW Series 7 worth $135 000. Russel owns a VW Transporter Van worth $18,000, which he uses for the business. ● Office furniture and equipment. During the course of the year, Russel bought computers, desks, other office furniture and shelving for the business which cost him approximately $23 000. Their current value in the financial accounts is $8,650. ● Superannuation. Russel has $190,568 in superannuation and Megan has $136,000 in superannuation. In addition, Megan works as a sales and marketing manager in the city for a financial services company. She is on a total salary package of $155,000. At the meeting, Russel hands over last financial year’s business results and his draft budget of sales and expenses for the coming financial year. The budget for the new year shows expected sales of $3,764,000 and a net profit of $637,979. HA3021 Corporations Law Individual Assignment T1 2021 Page 3 of 5 Issues to be considered During the meeting, Russel has a number of questions relating to important issues surrounding the future of his business. Answer the following questions relating to Russel ’s matter: (1) What options does Russel have to structure the Pinnaclewear business? Name each business structure used in Australia that Russel can choose and then define and describe the basic characteristics of this business structure. (2) From the facts presented, identify the important issues that will arise as Russel chooses the best type/s of business structure/s and the factors that he will need to consider in choosing the right business structure for his business. (3) Russel still wants to run the business — he wants to be in control. How would the other business structures differ from just Russel as a sole trader, specifically from the aspect of control over the business? Note: Question 4 will be released at the end of Week 7. HA3021 Corporations Law Individual Assignment T1 2021 Page 4 of 5 Marking Rubric Individual Assignment Total marks available: 20 marks per question Excellent Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Identification of material facts involved in problem question (8 marks) 7.5 to 8 marks Completely identifies all relevant facts of case 6 to 7 marks Identifies most of the relevant facts of case 4 to 5.5 marks Identifies the basic relevant facts of the case but misses other relevant facts Below 4 marks Does not identify relevant facts of case Identification of legal issues / legal question and relevant law (10 marks) 9 to 10 marks Correctly identifies all relevant legal issues and are stated in the form of questions. Correctly identifies relevant and appropriate legal rules and case law, and states them in the form of statements 7 to 8 marks Issues correctly identified, but may contain extraneous information and are not stated in the form of questions. Legal rules and case law correctly identified, but may contain extraneous info and are not in the form of statements. 5 to 6 marks Issues are not completely identified. Legal rules and case law not correctly identified. Below 5 marks Identifies incorrect or irrelevant issues. Identifies incorrect or irrelevant legal rules and case law. Thorough yet succinct application of law to material facts (10 marks) 9 to 10 marks Correctly identifies facts; well-reasoned discussion relating facts to the rules and case law. 7 to 8 marks Correctly identifies facts. Not well reasoned. 5 to 6 marks Facts not correctly identified. Analysis incoherent. Below 5 marks Scant to no analysis. Citation and referencing (including minimum number of references) (8 marks) 7.5 to 8 marks Correctly cites minimum of 6 references, in-text and in reference list. 6 to 7 marks Has minimum of 6 references; or has occasional errors in formatting of in-text citations and reference list 4 to 5.5 marks Does not have minimum of 6 references or contains errors in formatting of in-text citations and reference list Below 4 marks No referencing either in-text or in reference list; or cites inappropriate references; or all references not cited in the correct format. HA3021 Corporations Law Individual Assignment T1 2021 Page 5 of 5 Professional quality including language use and writing style (4 marks) 3.75 to 4 marks Professional language. No grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. 3 to 3.5 marks Some mistakes. Does not detract from understanding. 2.5 to 2.75 marks Many mistakes. Detracts from understanding. Sloppy. Below 2 marks Reflects no real effort. Deductions Excess word count (1 mark for every 25 words over) Under the word limit (1 mark for every 25 word under) Lacks minimum of 6 references (1 mark for every missing reference) HA3021 Corporations Law Individual Assignment T1 2021