KICS – Keep It Complex Stupid – If you have a growing small business you need to setup in a trading trust and make sure you are perfectly set for both asset protection and legitimate tax minimisation. To do this successfully you will need the right advice and although complex it will save you. So have a listen and pass on your thoughts.
KICS – Keep It Complex Stupid
Pat Mannix
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Pat Mannix champions small business people. Owning and running his own financial services firm for over 20 years, Pat is an expert in small business tax, property investors and high net worth families via trust structures and SMSF's.Other News
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