Understanding and Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies, UK Edition
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2011
324 pages
978-1-119-99771-9 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive guide to understanding and paying less propertytax for dummies is the best-value beginners book on the market.Covering everything from commercial buy-to-let and jet-to-let toproperty development and investing through a company, it explains anotoriously confusing subject in straightforward and easy to followlanguage. Packed full of tax saving tips and strategies,Understanding and Paying Less Tax For Dummies will help Britishproperty owners and investors minimise their tax bills and maximisetheir returns.
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Steve Sims is a landlord, property developer, taxconsultant, and writer. He has 20 years experience in the propertyindustry, and with his wife, Amanda, runs a property tax advisorycompany, Property Tax Plus (www.propertytaxplus.co.uk).
Before plunging into the property world, Steve was a journalistworking for many years on regional evening newspapers, and as apress officer. Besides writing this book, he writes blogs andarticles for several property and tax websites.
Steve lives with Amanda in Harlech, North Wales, and has four grownup sons, Alan, Carl, Peter and Tim. His interests include West HamUnited, beer, and music (though not necessarily in that order!).
Before plunging into the property world, Steve was a journalistworking for many years on regional evening newspapers, and as apress officer. Besides writing this book, he writes blogs andarticles for several property and tax websites.
Steve lives with Amanda in Harlech, North Wales, and has four grownup sons, Alan, Carl, Peter and Tim. His interests include West HamUnited, beer, and music (though not necessarily in that order!).
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Property Tax Facts.
Chapter 1: You and Property Tax.
Chapter 2: Grasping Property Tax Basics.
Chapter 3: Triggering Tax and Dealing with the Taxman.
Chapter 4: Playing as Part of a Tax Team.
Part II: Balancing the Books.
Chapter 5: Keeping the Books Straight.
Chapter 6: Tracking Your Property Income.
Chapter 7: Counting the Costs of Your Property Business.
Part III: Property Taxes And How to Slash Them.
Chapter 8: Licking Stamp Duty.
Chapter 9: Saving Capital Gains Tax.
Chapter 10: Beating the Taxman on Capital Gains Tax.
Chapter 11: Inheritance Tax: Where There's a Will . . . .
Chapter 12: Managing Extra Property Tax Rules.
Chapter 13: Taking Tax-Free Cash from Your Property.
Part IV: Professional Property Investing.
Chapter 14: Developing Your Property Skills.
Chapter 15: Avoiding Development Tax Traps.
Chapter 16: Happy Holidays and Second Home Delights.
Chapter 17: Approaching Alternative Investments.
Part V: Keeping the Right Company.
Chapter 18: A Firm Commitment: Becoming a Company.
Chapter 19: Starting and Running a Property Company.
Chapter 20: Taxing Company Profits.
Chapter 21: Extracting the Cash from a Company.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Tax Tips to Save You Thousands.
Chapter 23: Ten Tax Disasters to Avoid.
Chapter 24: Ten Online Property Resources.
Index.
Part I: Property Tax Facts.
Chapter 1: You and Property Tax.
Chapter 2: Grasping Property Tax Basics.
Chapter 3: Triggering Tax and Dealing with the Taxman.
Chapter 4: Playing as Part of a Tax Team.
Part II: Balancing the Books.
Chapter 5: Keeping the Books Straight.
Chapter 6: Tracking Your Property Income.
Chapter 7: Counting the Costs of Your Property Business.
Part III: Property Taxes And How to Slash Them.
Chapter 8: Licking Stamp Duty.
Chapter 9: Saving Capital Gains Tax.
Chapter 10: Beating the Taxman on Capital Gains Tax.
Chapter 11: Inheritance Tax: Where There's a Will . . . .
Chapter 12: Managing Extra Property Tax Rules.
Chapter 13: Taking Tax-Free Cash from Your Property.
Part IV: Professional Property Investing.
Chapter 14: Developing Your Property Skills.
Chapter 15: Avoiding Development Tax Traps.
Chapter 16: Happy Holidays and Second Home Delights.
Chapter 17: Approaching Alternative Investments.
Part V: Keeping the Right Company.
Chapter 18: A Firm Commitment: Becoming a Company.
Chapter 19: Starting and Running a Property Company.
Chapter 20: Taxing Company Profits.
Chapter 21: Extracting the Cash from a Company.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Tax Tips to Save You Thousands.
Chapter 23: Ten Tax Disasters to Avoid.
Chapter 24: Ten Online Property Resources.
Index.
