Part-exchange SDLT relief for property traders
4th September 2020
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Forbes Dawson
The issue There is a relief for house building companies which acquire properties through part-exchange. The relief Many developers offer purchasers…
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Should pension schemes pay stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on commercial property acquisitions?
21st August 2020
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
The issue As a general rule a purchaser (including pension schemes) will pay SDLT on any consideration paid for a property….
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Summer Economic Update 2020
10th July 2020
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
A Plan for Jobs Yesterday the Chancellor announced a raft of further policies designed to get Britain’s economy going again. Despite…
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Forbes Dawson promote three to partner
1st May 2020
Posted in Practice News by Forbes Dawson
A message from our Managing Partner: We are delighted to announce that we have today named three of our team as…
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Some employees may end up better off from the furlough scheme
17th April 2020
Posted in Articles, Coronavirus by Forbes Dawson
The issue As we continue to delve into the detail of the furlough scheme we are noticing more and more seemingly…
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Top Coronavirus business questions
8th April 2020
Posted in Articles, Coronavirus by Forbes Dawson
We have received many queries from clients in relation to the Covid-19 financial help which is available. We thought that it…
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Furloughing directors
3rd April 2020
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Coronavirus by Forbes Dawson
The issue The question of whether (shareholder) directors of their own companies can ‘furlough’ themselves is still subject to some ambiguity….
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Coronavirus business aid update
30th March 2020
Posted in Articles, Coronavirus, Employment Tax, VAT by Forbes Dawson
We summarise below the new self-employment Income Support Scheme. We have also provided more detail to the points raised in our…
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Cancel direct debits to enjoy VAT deferral
27th March 2020
Posted in Articles, VAT by Forbes Dawson
The issue Under the government’s proposals VAT payments due before 30 June 2020 will not now need to be made until…
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Financial meltdown creates opportunities
13th March 2020
Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
The issue World stock markets are in disarray and anything which could act as an enjoyable distraction is being cancelled. There…
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