
Do You Own Assets in Your Business; and have a Home Loan? Financing Business Assets Can Save You Money 🤑
If you have answered Yes to that simple question, we usually find that there are a bunch of ways to produce better results, long-term, with only a few simple changes.
Let’s have a look at a recent business client, Steve’s, situation:-
Steve owns an LED lighting business. The business is relatively new, at 3 years old; though growing, and healthy. Steve owns a property in the inner circle of Brisbane and owes approximately $500,000 on the home loan. Steve is comfortably paying down the mortgage, and everything is ticking along fine.
So — no real emergencies. Steve sat with us to chat about re-financing his home loan — a Progress Meeting, just to review his position; and available at your request.
After reviewing Personal & Business Balance Sheets, the following was uncovered:
· Steve owned 3 vehicles in his personal name, that the business claimed expenses for, but were owned outright.
· Steve also had personally contributed $180,000 into the business, which was represented by a loan on the balance sheet back to Steve.
Why is this of interest?
The 3 cars’ total value was approximately $100,000. These were unfinanced but paid for in cash, by Steve. We suggested: rather than just claiming the tax benefits; that Steve actually sell the cars to the business, and create $100,000 debt (finance in the business name).
The $180,000 loan back to Steve is just a paper entry on the balance sheet — we suggested to convert this to bank debt also.
Why?
By implementing these two simple actions, this is what happens to Steve’s debt.
1. A loan to the business of total $280,000 is made ($180,000 for the business balance sheet item + $100,000 for the cars).
2. This then is used to reduce Steve’s home loan from $500,000 to $220,000.
The end result = one loan split of $220,000 (home loan) and one of $280,000 (for business investment).
This is the exact same amount of debt we started with right?
So what’s the difference?
By funding-out assets and business balance sheet items, we have effectively split the current debt into 2 portions — the only difference is, we now have a $280,000 loan split that is tax-deductible. In terms of tax savings, this equates to approximately $12,000-$14,000 per annum. On top of this, savings on the debt package equated to $5,000 per year.
So by re-structuring/funding-out business assets, Steve stands to save tens of thousands 🤑 over the years — all with the same amount of debt that Steve originally had. No more stress — more savings; and less money to tax!

Shayne Cook, Business Development Manager
Ph 07 3391 7055

Presidio Finance Consulting, Level 1, 32 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba Qld 4102 PO Box 1186, Coorparoo DC Q 4151

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