Our Taxfitness tax strategy database now boasts 250 tax strategies to help your clients structure their affairs to legally reduce their tax liability and make savings. The database explains how 250 different tax strategies actually work (i.e. what the tax strategy is, when to use the strategy, average tax deductions created by the strategy, and the strategy…
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A partnership of discretionary trusts is a partnership where each partner is a discretionary trust. This is a good structure for unrelated parties wanting to operate a business or invest together because: Provides each partner with a fixed interest in the partnership; say 50% each. Allows access to the CGT small business concessions. Provides…
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Bitcoin was created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto as the world’s first cryptocurrency and is the biggest. Currently there are 669 cryptocurrencies in the world. Bitcoins are a digital currency so can be used to buy things electronically (and in that sense are similar to conventional currency). However, Bitcoins most important characteristic is that it…
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By calculating the true value of a customer, or potential customer, it places a value on the total sales and profits generated by the customer over their lifetime with the business. The actual numbers can be astounding. For example, although the initial sale may only be $100, the value of repeat sales over a 20-year…
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Non-geared unit trusts (NGUT) allow taxpayers to co-invest with their SMSF in property. The benefits of the NGUT structure include: Enables a SMSF with limited funds to co-invest in large property purchases. The SMSF can purchase additional units in the NGUT from related parties (at market value). The NGUT has flexibility in issuing and redeeming…
An incorporated limited partnership is an incorporated entity which is separate from the partners, has perpetual succession, and can sue or be sued in its own name. An incorporated limited partnership has the following structure: One or more general partners (whose liability is unlimited) and one or more limited partners. The general partners manage…
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