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From Acorns, 2nd Edition
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From Acorns, 2nd Edition

by Caspian Woods
December 2012
Beginner
224 pages
4h 13m
English
Pearson
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CHAPTER 21

Tax

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Income tax

VAT

The system

Tax dodging and cash in hand

I make no apologies for this being one of the shortest sections of the book. Apart from laziness, I have the following excuses:

  • It’s a fact of life. Some people get too obsessed with avoiding tax to the detriment of growing their business.

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Don’t let the tax tail wag the business dog

  • It’s not going to make you successful.
  • As soon as I write the details, they become out of date.

“There is an error in the tax section – cars have not been taxed on age, engine size (and ...

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