MarillionFan said:
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I was wondering about that Paddy. I was thinking of lending the money(personally) to my LTD company, therefore making it a directors loan(ATW/Andyw need not enter this conversation as it is above them)
That way I can still contract as well as sell Thai tat through the business and thus repay myself at commercial rates (about 2% above base). I would imagine then, that when I sell the property or rent it out within the confinements of the Ltd company then I will land up paying less tax in the longrun. The Ltd company cannot go bust as I contract through it.
What do you think Paddy?
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Lending money to the Limited Company is fine and makes sense but I would still spit the business in various companies.
I have just got a friend who owns a shop out of the poo by splitting up the business into various Limited Companies for assets and retail. The retail section now leases everything from his Leasing Company. I would strongly recommend spreading the load over a number of companies not just for a worst case scenario but also looking to the future regarding inheritance tax and capital gains.
If I were doing a similar business I would have one company for the purchasing/supplies.
Another for the retailing.
Another for the assets and/or Freehold.
If something goes wrong with the shop; you still have the freehold and the supplies company, so you or the wife, or friend can open up again on Monday morning.
Offshore ownership of freehold property is common and it is secure and anonymous.
Eg The land registry will registry it as ABC Incorporated PO Box 444 Panama. Sometimes with a UK forwarding address eg Box 12 1000 High Street Anytown.
The advantage of offshore is that if you have kids, you can make them a director of the offshore company and there will not be any inheritance tax because the property is “owned” by the offshore company.