Investments
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Investment Bond – Lump Sums
Some reasons to choose an Investment Bond:
It’s a long-term investment option for your lump sums.
You can change the level of investment risk if circumstances change.
It’s a great option when looking for a way to grow your money.
You have the flexibility to take an income or encashment from the bond if needed.
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Corporate & Company Investment Bonds
What do we do with our company’s money?
We see more companies exploring alternative investment opportunities – in particular investigating how Corporate Investment Bonds and Savings Plans can be a solution.
Holding your company’s money in cash or on deposit may make sense for maintaining short-term cash-flow but is this the most appropriate use of the surplus capital?
Over the last number of years holding too much cash has been costly. Investing with a Life Company can be more efficient! Traditionally companies have invested directly in deposit accounts or through direct equity/share purchase, it can bring unwanted tax complications.
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The Solution
An alternative route is to invest surplus capital in a Life Company Investment Bond or Savings Plan. For ‘Close Companies’* this can potentially be more efficient for a number of reasons:
- Company investments only have to pay an exit tax of 25% and are not subject to the potential 33% tax paid on any gains made on direct investment in equity or property. There is no further tax liability.
- The Close Company surcharge of 20% for undistributed income does not apply to funds held within a life insurance investment bond or savings plan
- Reduced tax and payment administration – It is the Life Insurance company that is responsible for the withholding and payment of any tax and not the Close Company itself.
- There is the potential to defer payment of tax until the 8th Anniversary of policy. While reducing the tax burden, this also has the added advantage of compounding growth over time compared to where income may be paid annually on direct investments.
- A life company Investment Bond or Savings Plan will typically offer a wide range of fund options offering different levels of exposure to Commercial Property, Equities, Bonds etc. The choice may allow the company to diversify its investment options depending on the risk profile of the company (or its directors).
- Please note that a government insurance levy of 1% currently applies to all contributions to life assurance products.
What is a ‘Close Company’?
- A Close Company is one that is controlled by five or fewer participators or is controlled by any number of participators who are directors.
- The definition of a Close Company includes a company where, on distribution of its full income, more than 50% goes to five or fewer participators or participators who are directors.
- A participator is a person having an interest in the income or capital of the company.
- Most SME companies in Ireland are Close Companies.
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College Savings Plans
A lot of parents underestimate the savings needed to cover the costs of providing for your children’s future education and to avoid the need to borrow to meet these costs.
Starting to save early really helps!
The annual student contribution for university, is currently €3,000 (July 2020). This has been steadily increasing over the years. If your child were to go on to do a four-year course at university, you would be expected to hand over €12,000, and that’s excluding accommodation, transport, food and book costs!
Of course, you might want to use the saving to give them a head start with buying their first home, car or helping them set up their own business. By taking the time now to plan for these future expenses, you can become the architect of their future!
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We Only Work With Trusted Financial Service Providers
Here at D Moloney Financial Services we work with a wide variety of financial providers. This allows us find the best products and offerings for our clients at the best available prices on the market.
The information contained herein is based on our understanding of current Revenue practice as at July 2020 and may change in the future.
In accordance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (‘SFDR’), we inform you that in our advice with regard to Insurance-Based Investment Products (‘IBIPs’) we assess, in addition to relevant financial risks, relevant sustainability risks as far as this information is available in relation to the products proposed / advised on. More specifically, this means that we assess environmental, social or governance events / conditions that, if they occur, could have a material negative impact on the value of the investment. We integrate these risks in our advice depending on client preferences on a case by case basis.