Roydon Snelgar

Dubai

11 August 2017

Capital city:               Dubai      Currency:                   Dirham (AED)  Population:               2.8m    Language:                 English    GDP                  …

Six Tax Planning Options

9 August 2017

Accounting practices have six options available to them in relation to providing tax planning services. Some practices will choose one option (strategic pathway) and others several. In addition, over time different practices will change their focus and add/or delete different options. No one pathway will fit or suit all practices. The six tax planning service…

Barbados

4 August 2017

Capital city:               Bridgetown      Currency:                   Barbadian dollar ($) (BBD)  Population:               277,821   Language:                 English & Bajan  GDP            …

Tax Planning Strategy 162 | Endorsement Income

3 August 2017

Most forms of income earned by professional sportspeople is personal services income (PSI) and is assessed to the sportsperson individually. This includes salary, competition winnings, prizes, and appearance fees. This income cannot be split with family members or taxed at company rates.  In contrast, all endorsement income is genuine business income generated by the goodwill…

Scale of Tax Avoidance

2 August 2017

The US Public Interest Research Group said in 2014 that the United States loses roughly $184 billion per year due to corporations such as Pfizer, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Citigroup using offshore tax havens to avoid paying US taxes. In 2010-2012 Pfizer paid no US income taxes despite earning $43 billion. Microsoft held $76.4 billion…

173 Accountants Produced 790 Tax Plans Using TaxFitness in Our First 5 Months

31 July 2017

Highlights from our first 5 months    173 accountants have used the TaxFitness software to produce 790 Tax Plans. Phase 2 software upgrade completed. (Phase 3 & 4 is in development bringing more automation and ease of use). Over 200 tax agents and accountants now use our website as a tax planning resource every week. …

Netherlands

28 July 2017

Capital city:               Amsterdam      Currency:                   Euro (€) (EUR) Population:               17.1 million   Language:                 Dutch, Frisian & English    GDP        …

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

- Bono: U2