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Using a Property Company to Save Tax by Carl Bayley
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    • Product code: 22028
    • ISBN: 1904608272, ISBN13: 9781904608271, 184 pages, paperback
      Published by Taxcafe UK Limited on 2005 , 5th
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    Description of Using a Property Company to Save Tax

    There are lots of reasons for starting your own property company but probably the most important one is to SAVE TAX.

    The examples in this book show that you could earn around 46% more profit by using a company to invest in property.

    There are also a number of traps to avoid and pitfalls to negotiate so it is essential that you arm yourself with all the relevant facts.

    The book is written in plain English and contains numerous examples and tax planning tips. Subjects covered include:

    . How to go about setting up and running your own company.
    - Detailed comparisons of company versus private property ownership.
    - How to achieve an instant increase in your after-tax rental income.
    - How to transfer existing properties into a company.
    - The non tax benefits of using a company.
    - How to borrow money in the most tax efficient way.
    - Detailed tables of company tax savings.
    - How to minimise tax on your capital gains.
    - Tax benefits of property management companies.
    - Advice for both property traders and buy-to-let investors.
    - How to sell properties or the whole company and pay the minimum tax.
    - A-Z of corporation tax, clearly explained.
    - A-Z of stamp duty and VAT.
    - Detailed examination of the dangers and drawbacks and how to avoid them.

    Reviews

    "An excellent tax resource....informative and clearly written using numerous case examples to demonstrate how the tax system will apply to different landlords with different financial circumstances"
    - The Letting Update Journal

    "Exceptionally useful, packed with little-known, but perfectly legal, tips on how to pay less on your house or flat,"
    - Square Foot Magazine.

    ”This Taxcafe guide hits the nail on the head and delivers simple principles to handle complex issues, with examples to boot. Not to put too fine a point on it, this book answers questions left unanswered in other books."
    - L.S. London

    Contents of Using a Property Company to Save Tax

    1. Why Use a Company?
    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 Why the Government Likes Companies
    1.3 Non-tax Reasons for Using a Company
    1.4 Overview of Company Tax Pros and Cons

    2. Plain English Guide to Company Tax
    2.1 What Taxes do Companies Pay?
    2.2 Corporation Tax in Plain English
    2.3 The Impact of Dividends on Corporation Tax
    2.4 Save Thousands in with 'Marginal Rate' Planning
    2.5 Paying Corporation Tax
    2.6 Cash-flow Benefits of Using a Company
    2.7 Company Tax Returns

    3. Different Types of Property Company
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Property Investment/Letting Companies
    3.3 Property Development Companies
    3.4 Property Trading Companies
    3.5 Property Management Companies
    3.6 Companies With a 'Mixed' Property Business

    4. Property Rental Income and Expenses
    4.1 Corporation Tax on Rental Profits
    4.2 Expenses You Can Claim
    4.3 Capital Spending You Can Claim
    4.4 Furnished Lettings
    4.5 Furnished Holiday Lettings
    4.6 Tax Treatment of Rental Losses
    4.7 Other Property Investment Income
    4.8 Lease Premiums

    5. Property Trading Income and Expenses
    5.1 How Property Trading Profits are Taxed
    5.2 Trading Profits versus Rental Profits
    5.3 Properties as Trading Stock
    5.4 Capital Allowances for Trading Companies
    5.5 Trading Losses

    6. Corporation Tax on Capital Gains
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 How to Calculate the 'Proceeds'
    6.3 How to Calculate the 'Base Cost'
    6.4 How to Calculate the 'Indexation Relief'
    6.5 Making the Most of Capital Losses

    7. The Importance of Taper Relief
    7.1 Shares Held Since 6 April 2000
    7.2 Shares Held Before 6 April 2000
    7.3 So What's the Big Deal About Taper Relief?
    7.4 Shares Held Before 6 April 1998
    7.5 Shares only Sometimes 'Business Assets'?
    7.6 Shares Transferred Between Husband and Wife or
    Between Civil Partners

    8. Stamp Duty for Property Companies
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Stamp Duty on Shares
    8.3 Goodwill
    8.4 Stamp Duty Land Tax
    8.5 Stamp Duty Land Tax on Leases
    8.6 Disadvantaged Areas
    8.7 Application to all UK Property

    9. VAT and Property Companies
    9.1 VAT on Property
    9.2 Residential Property Letting
    9.3 Commercial Property Letting
    9.4 Residential Property Sales
    9.5 Commercial Property Sales
    9.6 VAT on 'Build to Let'
    9.7 VAT on Conversions
    9.8 VAT for Property Management Companies
    9.9 Interaction with Corporation Tax

    10. Saving Tax When You Extract Profits
    10.1 Profit Extraction Principles
    10.2 Salaries, Etc
    10.3 Dividends
    10.4 A Major Wealth Warning for Husband and Wife Companies

    11. Personal vs Company Ownership
    11.1 Introduction
    11.2 Rental Profits Kept in the Company
    11.3 Rental Profits Extracted from the Company
    11.4 The 'Optimum Scenario'
    11.5 Higher Rate Taxpayers
    11.6 Extracting Profits Revisited
    11.7 Trading Profits
    11.8 Capital Gains

    12. Making the Big Decision
    12.1 The 'Big Picture'
    12.2 Types of Property Business Revisited
    12.3 The Rental Income Position
    12.4 What About Taxpayers on Lower Levels of Incomes?
    12.5 Reinvesting Rental Profits
    12.6 Capital Gains
    12.7 Winding Up the Company to Reduce Tax
    12.8 If the Company Still Holds Property When Wound Up?
    12.9 Reinvestment - Enormous Long-term Tax Savings
    12.10 Retaining the Wealth
    12.11 Long-term Reinvestment Conclusions
    12.12 The Benefits of Reinvestment for a Trading Company

    13. How to Set Up Your Own Property Company
    13.1 Who Can Help and How Much Does it Cost?
    13.2 The Company's Constitution
    13.3 Changing Your Company's Accounting Date
    13.4 Choosing an Accountant or Auditor

    14. How to Put Existing Property into a Company
    14.1 Introduction
    14.2 'Trading' Businesses
    14.3 Furnished Holiday Lettings
    14.4 Property Investment/Letting Businesses

    15. Borrowing the Tax-efficient Way
    15.1 Introduction
    15.2 Who Should Borrow the Funds?
    15.3 Borrowing to Invest in Shares
    15.4 Borrowing to Lend to the Company
    15.5 Corporate Borrowings

    16. Some Important Tax Issues
    16.1 Close vs Close Investment Holding Companies
    16.2 The Dangers of Private Use
    16.3 Selling the Company the Tax-efficient Way
    16.4 Benefits and Dangers of Multiple Companies
    16.5 Property Management Companies
    16.6 Commercial Investment Properties
    16.7 Becoming Non-Resident
    16.8 Changes to the UK Tax Authorities
    16.9 Husbands, Wives and Civil Partners

    17. Weighing It All Up

    18. Future Tax Changes

    About Carl Bayley

    Carl Bayley is an expert at translating complex tax laws into plain English and helping investors and businesses pay less tax. Trained as a chartered accountant, Carl is a well-known conference speaker and a regular contributor to television and radio on tax matters.

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