Ausvisitor 611 Posted July 26 We have a company in the UK (that is basically dormant since moving to AUS in Jan). There is a positive bank balance in the company (enough to be worth not just leaving it there) and wondered what is the best (least tax) way to extract that. The income in the company has had all UK corp tax paid on it (so it is profit) so wondering what the best way to wind it up and minimise the taxation due in UK and AUS on the disbursement Will most likely need some actual help doing it but just looking at options right now to work out how to proceed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can1983 238 Posted July 27 5 hours ago, Ausvisitor said: We have a company in the UK (that is basically dormant since moving to AUS in Jan). There is a positive bank balance in the company (enough to be worth not just leaving it there) and wondered what is the best (least tax) way to extract that. The income in the company has had all UK corp tax paid on it (so it is profit) so wondering what the best way to wind it up and minimise the taxation due in UK and AUS on the disbursement Will most likely need some actual help doing it but just looking at options right now to work out how to proceed I did a similar thing, as a director of the company we paid my wife a salary for 2 years whilst she was on maternity and working part time hours. Ended up avoiding all personnel tax but it was a unique set of circumstances i suppose we used our uk accountant to help close the company from australia. It is quite a long process to wind up and strike off but not expensive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ausvisitor 611 Posted July 27 6 hours ago, can1983 said: I did a similar thing, as a director of the company we paid my wife a salary for 2 years whilst she was on maternity and working part time hours. Ended up avoiding all personnel tax but it was a unique set of circumstances i suppose we used our uk accountant to help close the company from australia. It is quite a long process to wind up and strike off but not expensive Thanks for that. Does that mean you just kept reporting an accounting loss for those two years as I assume no new revenue was going into the accounts? That might be an option Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Road1 4 Posted July 27 Another option is to liquidate the company and if you qualify for business asset disposal relief will pay 10% capital gains tax on the profit. There are some costs for this with the liquidator and various disbursements, but can be effective dependent on personal circumstances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can1983 238 Posted July 28 On 27/07/2022 at 17:26, Ausvisitor said: Thanks for that. Does that mean you just kept reporting an accounting loss for those two years as I assume no new revenue was going into the accounts? That might be an option Pretty much yes, im not sure how long you can keep reporting a loss but for us it was only 1 whole financial year for the company because of when we stopped income and when we took last salary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Collett 3,351 Posted August 2 On 27/07/2022 at 19:33, Road1 said: Another option is to liquidate the company and if you qualify for business asset disposal relief will pay 10% capital gains tax on the profit. There are some costs for this with the liquidator and various disbursements, but can be effective dependent on personal circumstances. ... but the OP is resident in Australia. You are talking about the tax position for UK residents. Best regards. Managing Director, Go Matilda Visas - www.gomatilda.com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534; Registered Tax Agent (Australia) Chartered Accountant (UK, and Australia) T - 023 81 66 11 55 (UK) or 03 9935 2929 (Australia) E - alan.collett@gomatilda.com and acollett@bdhtax.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Collett 3,351 Posted August 2 On 27/07/2022 at 05:58, Ausvisitor said: We have a company in the UK (that is basically dormant since moving to AUS in Jan). There is a positive bank balance in the company (enough to be worth not just leaving it there) and wondered what is the best (least tax) way to extract that. The income in the company has had all UK corp tax paid on it (so it is profit) so wondering what the best way to wind it up and minimise the taxation due in UK and AUS on the disbursement Will most likely need some actual help doing it but just looking at options right now to work out how to proceed Distributions in the form of dividends or from a liquidator on a winding up are likely to be taxable in Australia as income. I'd need to look at the accounts and your personal income tax situation to advise and comment more fully. If you're interested in a freebie chat and a no obligation fee proposal please complete the enquiry form at www.bdhtax.com Best regards. Managing Director, Go Matilda Visas - www.gomatilda.com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534; Registered Tax Agent (Australia) Chartered Accountant (UK, and Australia) T - 023 81 66 11 55 (UK) or 03 9935 2929 (Australia) E - alan.collett@gomatilda.com and acollett@bdhtax.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
