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Top 3 Priorities |
Questions to ponder |
1 |
Partnership of Shareholder Buy and Sell Agreements |
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Has your business increased in value? Would you like an up-to-date valuation and assessment of your current agreements? Are you sure that your existing agreements are correctly structured? |
2 |
Existing Buy & Sell Policies |
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Are you sure that the current (if applicable) buy and sell policies have been correctly deducted by your auditors and that you may be faced with substantial Estate Duty costs [Sec 3 (3) (a) (iA)]? Would you like to check? |
3 |
Contingent Liabilities & Sureties |
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If you die, would your family or your estate have to repay the debt to current business sureties signed by you in your “personal” capacity? |
4 |
Old Personal Sureties |
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Are you 100% sure that all your “old personal sureties” via your bank have been cancelled or are they being held in the banks faults to possibly haunt you at a critical point in the future? |
5 |
Wealth Extraction (SARS Gift) |
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Would you like to extract 27.5% of your taxable income from your business via a Pension Fund (A gift from SARS)? |
6 |
Pension or Provident Fund Benefits |
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Would you like to consider instituting a new Pension or Provident Fund where substantial death, disability and dread disease cover at low group costs with possible medical free acceptance |
7 |
Pension or Provident Fund Costs |
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Would you like to review the current administration costs, benefits, communication structure and service delivery levels of your funds? There could be substantial cost savings and improvements! |
8 |
Key Person |
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How much would a key person’s death affect your company’s workload, decision-making and credit arrangements? |
9 |
Outstanding Debtors |
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What would happen if your debtor(s) were disabled through a heart attack or cancer? |
10 |
Credit Loan Account Redemption |
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Would you like to know how to get your money out of your company? |
11 |
Depreciation |
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Have you got plans in place to replace your depreciating assets? |
12 |
Cash Reserve Creation |
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A tax-deductible way to realise personal sureties (does the bank manager own you?) |
13 |
Deferred Compensation |
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A tax-deductible way to increase your retirement nest egg. |
14 |
Preferred Compensation |
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BEE and Key individuals need tax-deductible incentive plans to buy shares in your company or keep profits |
15 |
Income Replacement |
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Would a disabled employee cost you a fortune in empty salary? |
16 |
Medical Benefits |
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Are you satisfied with your medical aid? |
17 |
Medical Aid Pre-funding - Retirees |
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How will you pay for medical aid after retirement? |
18 |
Funeral Plans |
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Would low cost funeral cover help stabilise your work force and their family? |