Capital city: Rabat Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD) Population: 33,848,242 Language: …
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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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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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Capital city: Majuro Currency: United States Dollar (USD) Population: 53,158 Language: …
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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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Capital city: Valletta Currency: Euro (€) (EUR) Population: 416,055 Language: Maltese and English GDP: …
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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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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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Employee share schemes (ESS) give employees shares in the company they work for, or the opportunity to buy shares in the company. Employees generally pay for the shares through a loan from their employer, through salary sacrifice, an upfront payment, from employee bonuses, or by using the dividends received on the shares. An employee share…
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Self-publishing, a business book in your field of expertise, can have a myriad of direct benefits for you and your business. Done well, including professional design and editing, the benefits can include: Setting you apart from your competitors, and most importantly, adding a layer of credibility unattainable by almost any other means. You are elevating…
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