Tax planning strategy 165 Subscriptions, joining fees, levies and contributions paid to professional associations may be deductible under s 8-1 and/or s 25-55. Payments to trade and professional associations may be in the form of joining fees, periodic subscriptions or levies and other contributions. Deductions for periodic subscriptions are available under s 8-1 where it…
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An intellectual property box regime is a special tax regime for intellectual property revenues. It is also known as a patent box, innovation box or IP box and was first introduced in 2000 by the Irish as a reduced rate of tax on revenue from IP licensing or the transfer of qualified IP. In Europe…
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After 12 months of development our TaxFitness software was launched on Monday 20th February 2017. We are now working on the following software and product enhancements: Upgrading the visual presentation of the Tax Planning Report cover to make it remarkable. Integrating the Client Mud Map form into the software and Tax Planning Report. Tax Planning…
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Capital city: Kingston Currency: Australian dollar (AUD) Population: 2,210 (2014) Language: English and Norfuk Norfolk Island is a small island in…
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Tax planning strategy 186 A holding company is a parent corporation that owns enough voting shares in another company to control its policies and management. A holding company exists for the sole purpose of controlling one or several other companies. Holding companies also exist for the purpose of owning property such as real estate, patents,…
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Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone (c1899 – 1947) was an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. He gained the nickname “Scareface” after being slashed in the face by Frank Gallucio while working the door at a Brooklyn night club. Capone was born…
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Capital city: Luxembourg City Currency: Euro (€) Population: 576,249 (2015) Language: French, German & Luxembourgish GDP …
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Tax planning strategy 188 A Child Maintenance Trust (CMT) is a special type of trust set up and established with income earning assets (typically shares or property) to provide support for a child (or children). Under the CMT deed the capital assets can only be distributed to the children for whose benefit the trust was…
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Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system (corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, and regions along the Turkish-Syrian and Iran–Iraq borders). Widely considered to be one of the cradles of civilization by the Western world, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and…
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Capital city: Hong Kong Currency: Hong Kong dollar (HK$) Population: 7.3 m (93.6% Chinese) Language: Chinese & English GDP …
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