Roydon Snelgar

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        …

Tax Planning Strategy 173 | Salary Packaging for FBT-Exempt Employees

27 July 2017

Certain public and non-profit hospitals, ambulance services, public benevolent institutions (PBIs), religious institutions, and health promotion charities (HPCs) are eligible for an FBT exemption.  The benefits it provides its employees are exempt from FBT if the total grossed-up value of certain benefits for each employee during the FBT year is equal to, or less than,…

Ireland

21 July 2017

Capital city:               Dublin      Currency:                   Euro (€) & Pound Sterling  Population:               6.4 million   Language:                 English, Irish, Ulster Scots Dutch   GDP  …

Tax Planning Strategy 201 | Wineries & the Wine Makers WET Rebate

19 July 2017

Taxpayers operating a winery receive all the standard business deductions plus the additional primary production related deductions including: Immediate deduction for the cost of fencing and water facilities such as dams, tanks, bores, irrigation channels, pumps, water towers and windmills. Access to the Farm Management Deposit Scheme. Tax averaging. In addition, since 2004 wine makers…

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

- Bono: U2