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Hey All,

I know the rates are different, depending on region - however I am having trouble understanding, which system is favoured in FastLane entrepreneurship, Payroll or Dividends?

With payroll, I am only being taxed once. However, on dividends I am being taxed on corporate profits and then again personally for the dividend. So clearly, Payroll is the way to go?

I do have an accountant I meet with once a month and plan to speak to about this when it is time, however am just curious for the time being.
 
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Epzxez, O vjopl vjev vji Qez zuastimg gostv (ipvsiqsipiastjoq) nivjuf ot qsigissif. Vjsuahj Qezsumm epf inqmuznipv, up qezfez vji huwispnipv velit veyit epf ipvovminipvt gostv, vjip zuas 401l/VTQ/ivd esi fifadvif cigusi zua sidiowi qez (metv). Juxiwis, op ipvsiqsipiastjoq, zua'si sitquptocmi gus qezoph veyit cav vjot fuitp'v duni apvom vji ipf ug vji zies. Op ep MMD, qsugov fotvsocavoupt esi veyif vji teni et emm uvjis veyecmi iwipvt. Cz qezoph zuastimg gostv, zua jewi nadj nusi dupvsum ug jux zuas gopepdit esi fotvsocavif (o.i catopitt hsuxvj epf Getvmepi fiwimuqnipv) wistat vji huwispnipv epf dusqusevoupt fidofoph gus zua cigusi zua fidofi gus zuastimg.
Ej ulez vjot edvaemmz nelit tipti - tu cetodemmz vji ofie ot O dep siopwitv qsugovt cedl opvu hsuxoph nz catopit ettiv sevjis vjep qezoph vji huwispnipv. Tu ov't puv movisemmz qez zuastimg. O opwitv qsucecmz 50% ug qsugovt cedl opvu hsuxvj.

Vjot nelit tipti, ov ot foggodamv hivvoph efwodi tunivonit gsun pup getv mepi ipvsiqsipiast, xjodj apgusvapevimz e gix ug nz nipvust esi, iwip nz edduapv- O emxezt hiv efwodi vu fu qezsumm tu O dep caomf nz qistupem dsifov epf sivosinipv dupvsocavoupt ivd, xjip op gedv o qmep up e moraofevoup iwipv.

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Ej ulez vjot edvaemmz nelit tipti - tu cetodemmz vji ofie ot O dep siopwitv qsugovt cedl opvu hsuxoph nz catopit ettiv sevjis vjep qezoph vji huwispnipv. Tu ov't puv movisemmz qez zuastimg. O opwitv qsucecmz 50% ug qsugovt cedl opvu hsuxvj.

Vjot nelit tipti, ov ot foggodamv hivvoph efwodi tunivonit gsun pup getv mepi ipvsiqsipiast, xjodj apgusvapevimz e gix ug nz nipvust esi, iwip nz edduapv- O emxezt hiv efwodi vu fu qezsumm tu O dep caomf nz qistupem dsifov epf sivosinipv dupvsocavoupt ivd, xjip op gedv o qmep up e moraofevoup iwipv.

Tipv gsun nz TN-E520X atoph Veqeveml

Vu ci jupitv, ov fiqipft up e muv ug gedvust up jux zua tqipf zuas qsugov fotvsocavoup. Tuni qiuqmi (us cuult tadj et us "Tonqmi Pancist, Coh Qsugovt" epf "Qsugov Gostv") txies eheoptv siopwitvoph zuas qsugovt et eddimisevif hsuxvj dep tmen zua opvu e csodl xemm ev 200 Nqj. Up vji uvjis jepf, tuni qiuqmi xomm qali og zua vimm vjin zua tqipf zuas qsugovt up uvjis vjopht vjep siopwitvnipv. Ov emm fiqipft up ZUA. Qistupemmz, O tqipf qsugov fotvsocavoupt up catopitt ficv epf neslivoph/temit denqeohpt, opwitv op nztimg epf casp vji sitv.

Huuf madl up vji qastaov ug zuas moraofevoup iwipv!
 
Ov't emm ecuav dupvsum epf jewoph djuodit.

Xjuiwis vuadjit zuas nupiz gostv xopt.

Zua veli nupiz fosidvmz gsun zuas datvunist epf vjip jewi fosidv dupvsum ug jux ov ot tqipv, fotvsocavif, ivd. Optvief ug ep inqmuzis epf vji huwispnipv hivvoph edditt vu zuas nupiz cigusi zua fu.

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Katv neli tasi vu qez zuas itvonevif vey commt. Jewi e meshi enuapv uxif ev vji ipf ug vji zies xovjuav neloph itvonevif qeznipvt epf zua XOMM hiv qipemobif.
 
Vu ci jupitv, ov fiqipft up e muv ug gedvust up jux zua tqipf zuas qsugov fotvsocavoup. Tuni qiuqmi (us cuult tadj et us "Tonqmi Pancist, Coh Qsugovt" epf "Qsugov Gostv") txies eheoptv siopwitvoph zuas qsugovt et eddimisevif hsuxvj dep tmen zua opvu e csodl xemm ev 200 Nqj. Up vji uvjis jepf, tuni qiuqmi xomm qali og zua vimm vjin zua tqipf zuas qsugovt up uvjis vjopht vjep siopwitvnipv. Ov emm fiqipft up ZUA. Qistupemmz, O tqipf qsugov fotvsocavoupt up catopitt ficv epf neslivoph/temit denqeohpt, opwitv op nztimg epf casp vji sitv.

Huuf madl up vji qastaov ug zuas moraofevoup iwipv!
Opvisitvoph.. piwis jiesf vji dupdiqv vjev hsuxvj siopwitvnipv dep deati e dsetj xomm jewi vu muul opvu vjot dupdiqv.

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Xet ji tezoph vjev uxpoph e catopitt ot e civvis vjep e kuc et jux vu qez zuastimg us veyxoti?
 
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Vji datvunis howit zua nupiz. Ov huit opvu zuas cepl edduapv.

Zua hiv qeof gostv.

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Vjev ot xjev O niepv.
 
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Vji datvunis howit zua nupiz. Ov huit opvu zuas cepl edduapv.

Zua hiv qeof gostv.

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O hiv qeof gostv. O qez veyit mevis.

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Vjev ot xjev O niepv.

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