Capital city: Hagåtña Currency: United States dollar (USD) Population: 162,742 Language: English GDP: …
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The first tax issue to consider with owning a racehorse is whether you are operating as a hobby or a business. Generally, it is difficult to demonstrate to the ATO that you have a racing business unless it is associated with breeding or training activities and is of significant scale. The tax benefits of owning…
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This is a real client of a Queensland practice subscribed to the TaxFitness programme. This shows the impact of just 1 strategy. Background: Thomas is a contract plumber who lives in Newcastle and gets contract work in Sydney. Facts: Thomas has been offered a 12-month contract in Sydney at $133,000 pa. He typically…
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A shelf company is a company that has not traded and historically has had no activity. In the past it could take up to two weeks to incorporate a company, yet people often needed a new company quickly, so providers of company registration services would register companies and have them 'sitting on the shelf', ready…
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The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports the export of intellectual property and know-how outside Australia. The EMDG scheme: Encourages small and medium sized Australian businesses to develop export markets. Reimburses up…
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These 10 tax strategies apply to rental property investors produce the biggest tax savings (on average). Family trusts – Provides asset protection, income splitting, 50% CGT discount & flexibility. Refinancing the family home – Ideal when renting the ‘old’ family home. Negatively gearing the family home – Asset protection, capital growth & tax savings. Holiday…
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For Australian residents who wish to conduct a trading or investing business overseas, this strategy involves incorporating a company overseas. Typically, the overseas company will be incorporated in a country with lower tax rates than Australia, and have foreign directors. If the foreign incorporated company ensures its Central Management & Control (CM&C) is overseas (and…
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Average weekly pay: $1,600 Employment size: 67,400 Future growth: Strong Skill level: Associates degree…
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When you think of a salesperson, you picture slick hair and a shiny suit from some boutique hipster joint in the inner suburbs. Lets face it, that’s just not us. We are accountants. We like the numbers and we like order. We’re not known to be colourful or even cheerful if we are completely honest…
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August Release Highlights: Improved usability A new menu layout and design which makes the software easier to use and reduces the number of steps involved in each process. 3-minute business tax planning Simply select the business type, and the software automatically selects up to 10 tax strategies that apply to that specific type of…
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