Tax Havens

Principality of Hutt River

28 April 2017

Capital city:                Nain     Currency:                    Hutt River Dollar            Population:                23   Language:                  English & French   GDP  …

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Tax Planning Strategy 175 | Employees of Religious Institutions

27 April 2017

Benefits provided to employees of religious institutions in respect of pastoral duties or other duties or activities directly related to the practice, study, teaching or propagation of religious beliefs is exempt from FBT.  The FBT exemption applies where: A religious practitioner is an employee of a registered religious institution. A benefit is provided to the…

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Jersey

21 April 2017

Capital city:                Saint Helier   Currency:                    Pound sterling (GBP)            Population:               100,080   Language:                  English & French   GDP  …

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Tax Planning Strategy 86 | Employee Meals on Business Premises

20 April 2017

Employee meal costs, like lunch during a normal work day, are normally private non- deductible expenses. But an employer can provide the following meals to employees, claim a tax deduction for the expenses, and pay no fringe benefits tax: • Tea, coffee and cakes provided on business premises for employees and customers. • Sandwiches, muffins,…

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Isle of Man | Tax Haven

14 April 2017

Capital city:                Douglas    Currency:                    Manx pound (official)            Population:                85,000  Language:                  English   GDP          …

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Tax Planning Strategy 193 | Purchase a Farm Using Your Super

13 April 2017

  Tax Planning Strategy 193 involves using your SMSF to purchase a farm (or hobby farm) and then leasing it back to the taxpayer (or associated entity) to operate a farming business. This strategy has the following attractions: Ability to combine the superannuation fund balances of up to 4 family members to purchase the farm.…

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Delaware

7 April 2017

Capital city:                Dover   Currency:                    USD           Population:                935,000  Language:                  English   GDP              …

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Tax Planning Strategy 174 | Salary Packaging for FBT Rebatable Employees

6 April 2017

Rebatable employers are entitled to a FBT rebate equal to a percentage of the gross FBT payable, subject to a capping threshold.    Organisations that may qualify for the FBT rebate include: Registered Charities who are endorsed as a charitable institution for these purposes Certain educational, scientific or public educational institutions Trade unions and employer…

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Monaco

31 March 2017

Capital city:                City of Monaco  Currency:                    Euro (€)          Population:                38,400 (2015) Language:                  French   GDP          …

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Tax Planning Strategy 179 | Transferring a Life Interest in BRP into an SMSF

30 March 2017

This strategy involves transferring the life interest in business real property into a SMSF (instead of transferring the whole interest in the real property). The SMSF becomes the ‘life tenant’ with the ‘life in being’ based on the life expectancy of a member of the fund. The life tenant will become the registered proprietor of…

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