Taxes
Understanding tax concepts, organising documents and preparing questions for an adviser.
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- Explain my payslip
Explains each payslip line (gross pay, tax, social contributions, pension, deductions), checks the arithmetic and drafts questions for payroll when something looks off.
- Explain a tax notice
Explains a letter from a tax authority in plain language, covering what it says, the amounts and deadlines, the possible responses and the questions to ask a tax professional.
- Plan a freelance tax set-aside
Estimates what percentage of freelance income to set aside for tax, with every assumption stated, a simple saving routine and a payment calendar to confirm with an accountant.
- Organise tax documents for a preparer
Builds a checklist of documents to gather and questions to raise with a tax preparer, tailored to the person's income sources, life events and country, before filing a tax return.
- Set up business expense tracking
Sets up a deductible-expense tracking system for self-employed people with categories to verify locally, receipt and mileage records, home-office notes and a monthly routine.
- Explain tax on investments
Explains how investment income is commonly taxed in a country - interest, dividends, capital gains, losses and allowances - with a worked example and the points to verify.
- Plan the tax side of moving abroad
Lists the tax questions to resolve when moving countries - residency tests, exit rules, treaties, double taxation, pensions and foreign-asset reporting - with a timeline and who to ask.