Is it ever worth starting a LTD co just to trade shares/crypto?

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TheCyclingProgrammer replied

22 January 2018, 17:46
No, it's not. You'll likely end up paying more tax than if you invested personally.
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PerfectStorm replied

22 January 2018, 17:17
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Generally advice from our accountants on here is it is not.

Have you asked your broker?
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Darren at Fox-Bartfield replied

22 January 2018, 17:16
Cryptocurrency

Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Generally advice from our accountants on here is it is not.

+1

Asides from the difficulty in opening a trading account for a company, etc the company would be classed as an investment entity.
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northernladuk replied

22 January 2018, 17:14
Generally advice from our accountants on here is it is not.
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mlc2009 started a topic Is it ever worth starting a LTD co just to trade shares/crypto?

22 January 2018, 17:11
Is it ever worth starting a LTD co just to trade shares/crypto?

Lets say you have an existing ltd company for your work, and it pays salary/divs in tax efficient manner

and you want to invest a decent amount of funds in shares/crypto, is it worth doing via a ltd? I think it looks a bit cleaner myself, but logistically I see a lot of conflicting reports

I'm thinking you would be taxed double, corp tax and then tax withdrawing profits, and trading companies dont qualify for ER relief if i'm correct?
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