Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Income

If I have a salary of $250,000 a year, after taxes I would get $210,750.08 as my net total. I know this because in the Bahamas there is no income tax, capital gains, wealth, inheritance or succession taxes. The only taxes I would have to pay would be social security and national insurance tax. I would pay 5.9% of my money to social security because I fall into that group because I make more than $26,000 a year. Then I would pay 9.8% of my salary to the national insurance. This is deposited monthly so it would come more out of a monthly salary. After deducting these two things you reach my net gain of $210,750.08 a year. This math is shown below. 

$250,000x5.9%=$14,750 (social security)

$250,000/12=$20,833.33 (monthly fee for insurance) 

$20,0833.33x9.8%=$2,041.66

$2,041.66x12=$24,499.92 (yearly insurance cost)

Net total: $210,750.08 
https://www.kpmg.com/global/en/issuesandinsights/articlespublications/thinking-beyond-borders/documents/bahamas.pdf

4 comments:

  1. That's not bad. Still making a lot overall.

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  2. I get payed less than you and pay almost as much in taxes

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  3. That is a good salary and you live in the Bahamas

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  4. Hey! Hey! good math and good figuring. I see no flaws really.

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