Can share cancellation schemes save stamp duty?
11th October 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
In its ‘stamp taxes on shares manual’ HMRC has the following to say on ‘cancellation schemes’: Under this scheme, the Court…
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Should non-residential SDLT rates be applied to scruffy dwellings?
7th October 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
‘Tax refund outfits’ have been making hay over the last few years. Their ‘game’ works roughly as follows: 1. Sift through Rightmove…
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Can the 30-day bed and breakfasting rule act as a hedge against an increase in capital gains tax?
1st October 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Before March 1998, ‘bed and breakfasting’ of shares was a generally accepted piece of tax planning. This would work by an…
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Issues with stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on property exchanges
20th September 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
SDLT on property exchanges can be quite complicated, although the main principle is fairly easy to understand. For example, if two…
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Treaties can help offshore companies pay tax at less than 25%
13th September 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
From 1 April 2023 the headline rate of UK corporation tax increased from 19% to 25%. However, companies with low profit…
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Maximise your R&D relief claim by changing the year end
9th September 2024
Posted in Articles, R&D by Michael Hodgson
R&D tax relief rules have seen numerous alterations and changes in recent years. Examples of some of the recent changes to…
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Property uplift available for those who leave the UK
2nd September 2024
Posted in Articles, Budget, Capital Gains Tax by Michael Hodgson
After just over 50 days of a new Labour government, the early warning sirens are already ringing for many UK tax…
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Do not accept invalid tax enquiries!
23rd August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
We are seeing and hearing about an increasing number of HMRC errors in relation to tax enquiries. I am not just…
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The trouble with rescindable contracts
16th August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Once again taxpayers are quaking in their boots about the prospect of a possible increase in capital gains tax. The most…
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Statutory Residence Test – The trouble with becoming non-UK resident by working sufficient hours overseas
9th August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
As a matter of fact, many individuals are now considering breaking UK tax residence. Many of these individuals will have one…
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