Depreciating assets are good for inheritance tax!

There is a whole group of profligate old people who smugly declare that they are ‘SKIers’. Here SKI stand for ‘Spend…

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Remember that companies can still benefit from an indexation allowance

Many people see indexation allowances as a thing of the past (to the extent they see them at all!). To recap,…

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Failed PETS to profligate kids can still be IHT-efficient!

Perhaps the most common inheritance tax (IHT) saving strategy is for a donor to make a gift to a donee and…

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Tribunal intervenes in SDLT case

A recent SDLT case (Sajedi) considered the position of a tax loophole where the taxpayers lost. This involved the ability to…

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Is it worth revisiting the position on ‘old’ 2023 corporation tax returns?

Many of you will know that the main rate of corporation tax increased from 19% to 25% on 1 April 2023….

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The IHT advantage of companies buying from pension schemes

Until 5 April 2026 trading companies will generally benefit from a full inheritance tax (IHT) exemption due to the availability of…

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Update – you can still take a cheap mortgage from your company!

Perhaps unsurprisingly, HMRC has announced that the official rate of interest (ORI) for employee loans will increase. Perhaps surprisingly, it is…

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How to tax options and non-refundable deposits

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion around the taxation of options fees and how they relate to the…

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The end is nigh for furnished holiday lets!

This month marks the end of the road for the Furnished Holiday Lettings (‘FHL’) regime. Under the FHL rules, individuals and…

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Extend the exemption for electric car tax!

The rules for tax on electric cars (‘EVs’) are changing and from 1 April 2025 owners of EVs will no longer…

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