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grahall
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Hi, I have two questions:
1) In chapter 19 one of the potential drawbacks of overseas investments is listed as withholding taxes - what does this practically mean and why is it a drawback? Is it something to do with double taxation agreements?
2) In chapter 24 there is a discussion of notional portfolios. Whilst I understand the concept I don't understand why you would want to do this. The starting point for using this method is calculating the total market value of the assets. Therefore you already need to have a valuation (arguably the most realistic one) on your assets before you start, so why would you then recalculate a value using the notional portfolio method. Surely this will simply introduce inaccuracies into your valuation and be a more "incorrect" value than if you used the market value?
Any help much appreciated.
1) In chapter 19 one of the potential drawbacks of overseas investments is listed as withholding taxes - what does this practically mean and why is it a drawback? Is it something to do with double taxation agreements?
2) In chapter 24 there is a discussion of notional portfolios. Whilst I understand the concept I don't understand why you would want to do this. The starting point for using this method is calculating the total market value of the assets. Therefore you already need to have a valuation (arguably the most realistic one) on your assets before you start, so why would you then recalculate a value using the notional portfolio method. Surely this will simply introduce inaccuracies into your valuation and be a more "incorrect" value than if you used the market value?
Any help much appreciated.