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It's rarely a good a to buy property with a limited company. The possible exception to this is for commercial property that your company is going to inhabit. But don't trust my advice I'm not a financial adviser.
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Originally posted by eek View PostI have better things to do then explain why that advice is crap. Go and see a different, decent financial advisor and ask him whether its best to invest in property on a personal basis or through a limited company....
Regardless of that, the decision to go with someone who is rich and you are unsure of seems particularly stupid.
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Originally posted by eek View PostI have better things to do then explain why that advice is crap. Go and see a different, decent financial advisor and ask him whether its best to invest in property on a personal basis or through a limited company....
The guy said "he would" buy properties within the limited company. That's obvious that it all depends on circumstances.
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostThis guy is one of like 5-6 accountants in this company. He is the owner and deals in investment topics, theres Vat guy, bookkeeper , etc , people that deal with different topics separately.
I liked the fact he's been knowledgeable , have money and know ways to avoid high tax bill. Like the properties example.
Explain further why , what he said, is false please
THanks!
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Originally posted by eek View Post1) how is him being rich a good sign?
2) and even
+1....
I liked the fact he's been knowledgeable , have money and know ways to avoid high tax bill. Like the properties example.
Explain further why , what he said, is false please
THanks!
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostUnless you would've spent that extra time working and earning, it IS a cost saving. Your time is only worth money if someone is prepared to pay you.
Of course, if the wife wants to go shopping then Ill probably need to stay home, lock myself in the office and pour over the books until she gives up on the idea!
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostWell thats unhealthy to think like that . There has to be some balance in making money.
Days passing and I kinda chose accountant now but still am unconvinced. The pros, this accountant is rich and will serve good advice on future (hopefully better) profits, like he advised me to keep properties within limited to save on capital gains tax on sale (if its under limited you can reduce the capital gains by inflation). The cons are 1000 less a year, and with the software im using, which calculates most of the figures required by tax filling I don't see much use of him.
Long story short, I haven't bought myself a piece of clothing for 2 years (warchest is growing strong) and my hand itches when about to sign 90£ a month liability instead of doing the work myself
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2) and even
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostLooking at that post - fire the accountant now.
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostWell thats unhealthy to think like that . There has to be some balance in making money.
Days passing and I kinda chose accountant now but still am unconvinced. The pros, this accountant is rich and will serve good advice on future (hopefully better) profits, like he advised me to keep properties within limited to save on capital gains tax on sale (if its under limited you can reduce the capital gains by inflation). The cons are 1000 less a year, and with the software im using, which calculates most of the figures required by tax filling I don't see much use of him.
Long story short, I haven't bought myself a piece of clothing for 2 years (warchest is growing strong) and my hand itches when about to sign 90£ a month liability instead of doing the work myself
not sure again
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostUnless you would've spent that extra time working and earning, it IS a cost saving. Your time is only worth money if someone is prepared to pay you.
I've been in the situation where I have hourly paid contracts which let me put in as many hours as I can/wish and THEN your view changes because going out for a pint suddenly costs £75
Days passing and I kinda chose accountant now but still am unconvinced. The pros, this accountant is rich and will serve good advice on future (hopefully better) profits, like he advised me to keep properties within limited to save on capital gains tax on sale (if its under limited you can reduce the capital gains by inflation). The cons are 1000 less a year, and with the software im using, which calculates most of the figures required by tax filling I don't see much use of him.
Long story short, I haven't bought myself a piece of clothing for 2 years (warchest is growing strong) and my hand itches when about to sign 90£ a month liability instead of doing the work myself
not sure againLast edited by diseasex; 18 June 2015, 08:38.
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Originally posted by Contreras View PostThere are reasons for doing this but cost saving is not one of them. Once you have put the effort in it will easily have cost you more in time
I've been in the situation where I have hourly paid contracts which let me put in as many hours as I can/wish and THEN your view changes because going out for a pint suddenly costs £75
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Originally posted by David Barrett View PostI think about it this way:
You probably could figure it out and get by, in the same way that my clients could probably fudge together their own software if they got a few books and spend a bit of time messing about in visual studio....
As long as their rate is reasonable its going to save you time and the end result will be better.
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I think about it this way:
You probably could figure it out and get by, in the same way that my clients could probably fudge together their own software if they got a few books and spend a bit of time messing about in visual studio....
As long as their rate is reasonable its going to save you time and the end result will be better.
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostTo sum that up , it wont save money for a typical contractor but it will save a lot of hassle
If any of those assumptions aren't true, then that's not what I said.
HTH BIVMDI
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