Business Owners Left Exposed: The Tax Structure Problem Nobody's Fixing

About this episode

This episode discusses the tax structuring strategies for business owners to mitigate risk and protect assets.

FREE RESOURCE — Get our tax structuring playbook Download here: https://www.wealthhealthcheck.com.au/... Owning assets personally exposes you to unnecessary risk. This video breaks down the tax structuring strategies shared by Jackson Millan on the Financial Freedom Secrets Show. Core Principles Business owners, company directors, doctors, lawyers, and accountants carry high risk profiles. These individuals should operate through corporate structures. Low-risk family members should hold the family wealth. Asset protection structures must be established before problems arise. Reactive planning fails. The Family Home Your home is typically the only asset to hold personally. This qualifies you for the CGT main residence exemption. If one spouse carries higher risk, the low-risk spouse should own the home solely. The six-year rule allows you to rent your home for up to six years while maintaining CGT exemption, provided you don't acquire another principal residence. Trusts vs Companies for Investment Companies let you invest with pre-marginal tax money at 25-30%. Personal or trust investments use post-tax money taxed up to 47%. Trust benefits include the 50% CGT discount for assets…

People in this episode

Host: Jackson Millan

Topics covered

• tax structuring
• asset protection
• corporate structures
• investment strategies
• family wealth management

Keywords

• tax structuring
• asset protection
• corporate structures
• CGT exemption
• investment strategies

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Organizations: Financial Freedom Secrets Show, Wealth Health Check, CGT, Division 7A

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