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Minimizing tax liability in business purchase w/ personal loan from other partner

I'm purchasing an existing business with a business partner. They're in a better position than I am regarding liquid assets. I've got most of my assets in positions where I'd be paying high short term ...
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Pay off Loan With Savings or Keep Emergency Fund

A year and a half ago I took out a Career Development Loan(£7000, 9.9% interest). Which is currently around £4900 now. I have been saving for no particular reason, and I now have over £5000 in savings ...
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How do I know when my applications for disaster relief loans have been approved?

I applied to all 3 programs as I have a business in NYC: SBA EIDL - Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance PPP - Paycheck Protection Program NYC Small Business Continuity Program I think I ...
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Loaning money to your small business by billing yourself and paying with personal credit card?

Can you loan money to your own small business by billing yourself and making a payment to it with your personal credit card? How would the accounting work on that? The business isn't actually billing ...
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Best shot for small business loan given limited history, credit, etc

Suppose that a person is in dire need of a small business loan (complicated surrounding circumstances involving politics eliminate other options). They have the following assets: 6 year old LLC with ...
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Can you use a small business loan as the down payment on a house?

My wife owns a small business and is looking to purchase a barn or small warehouse to store some of her rental items. We are also looking to purchase a new home for our family. Can she acquire a loan ...
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How do I improve my ability to get loans to use as leverage for my business? [duplicate]

Relating to Europe, but an US-focused answer is also welcome. Plan: I have a small stain on my credit history due to a tax issue. I am otherwise financially sound. I am not big enough for a bank to ...
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Borrow money to invest in a business venture with equity?

Is it generally considered a financially-sound thing to do for one to borrow money to invest in a business venture, which may not be their own? For example, Jane borrows $50K to put in to a startup ...
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Get a loan with low interest rate on small business

I'm sure everybody has or had this situation before. Basically, all my income (which is around $7K / month) is being washed off somewhere: rent payment + car payments + different insurances and so on. ...
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Criteria for commercial loan so that interest is deductible?

A family member wants to lend me money for a business venture. I want to be able to deduct the interest I pay him as a business operating expense. However, I understand that the IRS is often skeptical ...
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Can I lend personal savings to my U.K. Ltd company and have the loan repaid into my pension?

Is it possible for me to make a personal loan to my own UK Ltd. and then have the UK Ltd. pay it back by depositing it in my pension? I am an employee of the company and draw a minimal wage: around £...
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Is it possible, anywhere in the US for a funding firm to not have a license number showing somewhere? [closed]

I want to get some financing for my small business, I can find hundred of websites that offer such... but their webpages have absolutely no addresses, no license numbers, no names, just a fictitious ...
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Am I eligible for a CDC/504 loan as a sole proprietor?

I have a sole proprietor software consultant business, and I am thinking of buying a small office because it would be a better investment than my current office rental. I was looking into loans for ...
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Making a personal loan to my business from the proceeds of cashing out my 401k

I had to cash out my 401k and lent the proceeds to my graphic design business to keep it afloat. It was used replace a computer and to pay off business debt. Total loan is $22,000. We had a ...
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What kind of taxes should I expect from a business loan interest?

For example, if I lend a small business $100,000, and they'll pay me back $10,000 in one year. How would I expect taxes to be done? Would the $10,000 be considered ordinary income, or capital gains, ...
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