Roydon Snelgar

Cost vs benefit of a foundation as a business structure

14 July 2020

Foundations are legal structures set up by some not-for-profit organisations to raise funds, hold funds and distributing funds (following the rules of the foundation). The advantages of a foundation are: Having a separate entity solely focused on fundraising can increase your organisation’s capacity to access the private sector and government funds. A separate board of…

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Increase your sales with sales training

7 July 2020

Sales training aims to improve the salesperson's effectiveness when dealing with a potential customer by enhancing their product knowledge, communication and presentation skills. Generally, the better trained an individual is, the better they should be able to perform in the field. Everyone in the company should have sales training as all company employees need to…

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Morocco has a free economic zone in Tangier

30 June 2020

                    Capital city:                Rabat      Currency:                    Moroccan dirham (MAD)   Population:                33,848,242   Language:                …

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Increase sales through referral marketing

23 June 2020

Referral marketing is a method of generating business from new customers through referrals from established customers and other stakeholders. Whilst often a natural process, businesses can use strategies that encourage customers and contacts to refer a brand or product. A study conducted by the Goethe University Frankfurt on the customer referral program of a German…

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Save tax with a home-based business

16 June 2020

  Home-based businesses are small businesses that operate from the owners home. The attractions of starting and running a business from home include: Tax savings from making some of the home occupancies costs tax-deductible. Reduction in overhead costs. More work time as no time is lost commuting in traffic. It improves work/life balance. A home-based…

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Marshall Islands    

9 June 2020

              Capital city:                Majuro      Currency:                    United States Dollar (USD)       Population:                53,158    Language:                …

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Farm discretionary trust

2 June 2020

  Farm discretionary trusts are used to acquire land for primary production while also providing flexibility so the property can eventually be transferred to other family members. There is a stamp duty exemption available for the transfer of farming land: From one or more individuals who are members of the family or a company whose…

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Income tax in Malta    

26 May 2020

  Capital city:                Valletta      Currency:                    Euro (€) (EUR)     Population:                416,055    Language:                  Maltese and English     GDP:    …

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Tax Strategy – Change PSI to personal services business (PSB)

19 May 2020

Personal services income (PSI) is income produced mainly from an individual’s skills or efforts. It’s income that has the characteristics of employment income. For PSI income, the only deductions allowed against that income are expenses an employee would be entitled to deduct. If the personal services business (PSB) tests are passed, then taxpayers gain the…

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Tax Strategy – Change PSI to personal services business (PSB) test

19 May 2020

Personal services income (PSI) is income produced mainly from an individual’s skills or efforts. It’s income that has the characteristics of employment income. For PSI income, the only deductions allowed against that income are expenses an employee would be entitled to deduct. If the personal services business (PSB) tests are passed, then taxpayers gain the…

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"You’d be stupid not to try to cut your tax bill and those that don’t are stupid in business"

- Bono: U2