The 3% additional SDLT charge on residential property
22nd April 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Private Client, Property Tax, Trusts and Estates by Laura Hutchinson
You may be aware of the recent increase in Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) rates affecting purchases of residential property; typically…
Read moreAutumn Statement 2015
25th November 2015 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, International Tax, Private Client, Property Tax, Tax Risk and Investigations, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
There was much negative speculation about today’s Autumn Statement. This was fed in part by the fairly dramatic budget in July…
Read moreUK bearer shares to be abolished
2nd November 2015 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Michael Dawson
Why the abolition of UK bearer shares could have important tax consequences: Background Facts Since 26 May 2015 UK companies have…
Read moreSometimes it is good to use offshore companies
15th July 2015 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
Sometimes it makes sense to use an offshore registered company to carry out UK trading and investment activities.Even though such a…
Read moreInheritance Tax Planning for Indian and Pakistani domiciled clients
16th June 2015 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
Those individuals who live in the UK but have a father who was born outside the UK, may have what is…
Read moreBudget 2015 – Forbes Dawson’s Top Ten
18th March 2015 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Capital Allowances, Corporation Tax, Employment Tax, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, International Tax, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client, Property Tax, Tax Risk and Investigations, Trusts and Estates, VAT by Forbes Dawson
BUDGET 2015 – OUR TOP TEN HIGHLIGHTS Today’s Budget was George Osborne’s last before Britain goes to the polls. With a…
Read morePre 5 April planning
16th March 2015 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Employment Tax, Featured Articles, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
With the end of the fiscal year looming businesses and individuals need to consider what tax planning they may want to…
Read moreMitigating IHT on the family home
12th February 2015 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
The problem If an individual gives away their home but continues to occupy it until they die, the gift with reservation…
Read moreUsers of Employee Benefit Trusts should ACT NOW!
17th December 2014 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Tax Risk and Investigations, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
USERS OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUSTS SHOULD ACT NOW! (OR PAY THE PRICE AFTER 31 MARCH 2015) As you may know, HMRC…
Read more2014 Autumn Statement – The Winners and Losers
4th December 2014 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, International Tax, Private Client, Property Tax, R&D, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
Politics is often described as a game of cat and mouse. Yesterday’s Autumn Statement in some ways demonstrated George Osborne’s mission…
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