Get the FOTRA out of the UK! – You will want to read this!
7th November 2025
Posted in Articles by Laura Hutchinson
Hidden within the Finance Act 2025 was a very helpful change to the tax treatment of UK government securities for inheritance…
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Should Property 118 clients sell up?
31st October 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
We are being asked by quite a few Property 118 (‘P118’) clients to assist with ongoing enquiries. These enquiries all revolve…
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Is Labour’s rumoured attack on partnerships justified?
24th October 2025
Posted in Articles, Budget by Ben Foulkes
According to reports in this week’s media, Rachel Reeves is planning to hit partnerships with higher tax charges at next month’s…
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Don’t forget about BADR in transactions
17th October 2025
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief by Forbes Dawson
Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), previously known as Entrepreneurs’ Relief is possibly nearing extinction. It was not long ago that there…
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Do knee-jerk lump sum pension withdrawals make sense?
10th October 2025
Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
Once again we are in the season of ‘Budget madness’. This season will run all the way until 26 November 2025…
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Take out life insurance to mitigate inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions
3rd October 2025
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
From 6 April 2027 (if nothing changes) pension funds will be subject to 40% inheritance tax (IHT). Previously pensions were generally…
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Beware of ‘limitation of relief’ clauses in tax treaties
26th September 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
There are many tax treaties between the UK and various different countries. These are agreements between the countries about who has…
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Avoid earnouts when substantial shareholding exemption is available
19th September 2025
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The substantial shareholding exemption (SSE) is a useful corporation tax relief which exempts corporate sellers from paying corporation tax on the…
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How the new merged R&D scheme can lead to late payment charges
12th September 2025
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax by Tom Stockton
By now, most companies are aware of the new merged R&D scheme (for more information on this see our previous tax…
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What’s all this about Angela Rayner dodging stamp duty land tax (SDLT)?
5th September 2025
Posted in Articles, Property Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Forbes Dawson
This week Forbes Dawson have been heavily involved in discussing Angela Rayner’s recent tax blunder with various UK media outlets. We…
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