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Investment Structuring
How your investments are financially structured is important because it directly affects your legal liabilities and accounting arrangements. Each individual's investment requirements are unique and it is important to get it right from the start.
Investment structuring can influence:
- What you pay in taxes and what you can claim
- The extent to which your investments are protected from potential lawsuits
- Your capacity to obtain finance
- Estate planning
- Levels of control you may want over your investments
- Levels of control others have over your investments
Types of structures:
- Individual
- Partnership
- Limited partnership
- Company
- Trust
- Superannuation funds
Each type of structure has its own advantages and disadvantages. In some cases, it may be more beneficial for you to set up a combination of these because, as a business owner or investor, there may be tax deductions that you are unaware of available to you.
Remember that your structures can be reviewed and updated as your needs and requirements change. You're not locked in to keeping a specific structure if it no longer serves your purpose.
