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SMEs talking technically about planning for SMEs

Financial Planning for SME's

In this Techy Thursday session, two of our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) talked about planning opportunities with Limited Company SMEs (Small / Medium Enterprises).

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session, you will be able to:
  • Describe retirement planning considerations for business owners
  • Evaluate the tax treatment of company withdrawals
  • Identify the practicalities and wider tax considerations when advising on corporate investments
  • Understand the tax and accounting treatment of companies who make investments in bonds and OEICs.

Claiming your CPD

To claim your CPD certificate, test your knowledge with the questions below.

Write down your answers to each of the following questions and check your answers when you click to claim your CPD certificate on the link below


1. True or False, employer pension contributions are limited to the relevant earnings of the individual?

A. True

B. False

 

2. Assuming the wholly and exclusively test is met, employers get the tax relief on employer penion contributions?

A. When the payment reaches the pension provider.

B. When the money leaves the company bank account .

C. When the funds are invested in the pension.

 

3. A company using historic cost accounting accounts for investment bond gains:

A. By taxing the growth on an annual basis

B. By taxing the gain when a withdrawal is made

C. By taxing the annual growth and when the bond ends

D. By ignoring any withdrawals up to 5% of the original premium   

 

4. Companies may have Business Asset Disposal relief issues if they have investment exceeding what percetage of their assets?

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 30%

D. 50%  

1. True or False, employer pension contributions are limited to the relevant earnings of the individual?

A. True

B. False

 

2. Assuming the wholly and exclusively test is met, employers get the tax relief on employer penion contributions?

A. When the payment reaches the pension provider.

B. When the money leaves the company bank account .

C. When the funds are invested in the pension

 

3. A company using historic cost accounting accounts for investment bond gains:

A. By taxing the growth on an annual basis

B. By taxing the gain when a withdrawal is made

C. By taxing the annual growth and when the bond ends

D. By ignoring any withdrawals up to 5% of the original premium   

 

4. Companies may have Business Asset Disposal relief issues if they have investment exceeding what percetage of their assets?

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 30%

D. 50%  

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