I BOUGHT INTO THIS BUSINESS BUT THINGS DON'T SEEM CORRECT. THIS WAS MY FIRST MONTH AND I RECEIVED 40% OF THE PROFIT OF THE SALES FOR THE MONTH,IS THIS CORRECT. OR ARE DIRECTORS PAID SALARIES EQUAL TO EACH OTHER AND PROFIT SHARES AT END OF YEAR OR ON SAID DATE THEN SPLIT 40 / 60?
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Have you ever been is business before? Is there a shareholders agreement? If not why not?
Recommend taking advice now on the problems of buying a minority shareholding.
There are no directors registered at Companies House with the name Heather Akers. IF YOU ARE A DIRECTOR AND 40 % SHAREHOLDER
1. HOW ARE SALARIES PAID TO DIRECTORS IS THIS PAID AT THE 40 60 RATIO OR IS THE SALARIES EQUAL.I BOUGHT INTO THIS BUSINESS BUT THINGS DON'T SEEM CORRECT. THIS WAS MY FIRST MONTH AND I RECEIVED 40% OF THE PROFIT OF THE SALES FOR THE MONTH,IS THIS CORRECT. OR ARE DIRECTORS PAID SALARIES EQUAL TO EACH OTHER AND PROFIT SHARES AT END OF YEAR OR ON SAID DATE THEN SPLIT 40 / 60?
What was the agreement when you bought into the business? How much did you pay and what did the other party bring to the table?
What advice did you take / were given before buying into the business?
No one has actually answered your question because there is no way of knowing if it is 'correct' without details of what's been agreed. .Hi Paul, no there is not one, as I bought and paid money in good faith. I guess I am the fool. I noticed no one has actually answered my question.
R 48 000? Is this a SA company then? This site is mainly used by accountants with experience of UK companies.This was an existing business owned by a friend of mine. I paid R48 000 to buy in as a 40 percent Share holder and Director. A new Trading as Name has been registered and a New Bank Account opened. Not much was discussed as I trust the person who I decided to go into Patnership with. I just feel with everything that is happening ie yesterday I reciced a Salary of 40 percentand my partner took 60 percent of the left over profit after paying Suppliers. I understood that the 40 60 split was not Salary based but dividents. I feel I am treated like a Employee as the Bank Account was opened and my Partner got a card not me even though it was discussed NO CARDS and Business banking . I only have access to the Bank Account via his log in details. Some thing seems wrong. I am a trusting person but as explained now feel there is something amiss
Surely the thing to do at this time is talk through both what has happened and your expectations with your 'partner'?
You weren't paid a salary. You were paid a dividend. Please don't keep referring to it as a salary, as you are confusing things further.
There could be a number of reasons why you are not salaried, none of which we will know without more facts.
But if you are a 40% share holder then yes, you'd be given 40% dividends while your partner gets 60%.
If you put 40% of the money in and receive 40% of the profits then that doesn't sound too unfair to me, nor too expensive a lesson.
So far, anyway.
It's not clear how involved you are with the running of the business. You describe yourself as a director, but how much do you direct? From one point of view, salaries are paid for doing work, profit is received because you invest.
The real problem is that you are in South Africa and this is a British website hence the .Co.UK.
We know the UK systems but are unlikely to be experts on South Africa systems.
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Do the expenses you deducted before calculating the "salaries/dividends" include Corporation Tax or other tax on profits ??
If not I see trouble ahead. Find an accountant in whatever jurisdiction the business is governed by