Dodgy excuses and expense claims
19th January 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
Excuses Every year, following the 31 January self-assessment (SA) deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) receives a number of interesting excuses…
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The new improved Substantial Shareholdings Exemption
12th January 2018
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Forbes Dawson
The Substantial Shareholdings Exemption (‘SSE’) was introduced in 2002 as part of the government’s drive to make the UK a better…
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HMRC postpones deadline for registration of new trusts to 5 January 2018
27th November 2017
Posted in Articles, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
The issue HMRC’s online Trusts Registration Service (TRS) for agents has finally arrived after months of delay, but the latest hurdle…
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Autumn Budget 2017
22nd November 2017
Posted in Articles, Budget by Forbes Dawson
Today marked the first November Budget since 1996. Back then, Ken Clarke cut a penny off the basic rate of income tax,…
Read moreAn Entrepreneurs’ Relief muddle … resolved
15th September 2017
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
Conflicting tax cases In May we highlighted two Tribunal decisions which looked into the issue of whether certain types of share…
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What a relief for investors!
1st September 2017
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
Announced in last year’s Budget, Investors’ Relief (‘IR’) is a new relief available to shareholders who sell shares of unlisted companies….
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Surplus cash in a trading company (too much of a good thing?)
4th August 2017
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
Surplus cash problem Surplus cash in a trading company is not always a good thing! Its existence can impact upon the…
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HMRC will repay penalties for non-resident capital gains tax returns
28th July 2017
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, International Tax, Property Tax by Forbes Dawson
The issue From 6 April 2015, all non UK residents are required to report the disposal of any UK residential property…
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Time running out for disincorporation relief
26th May 2017
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Forbes Dawson
The issue Some people have mentioned that time is running out for applying disincorporation relief, and they are right. However, if…
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Forbes Dawson represented by Phil Archer at BMW PGA Championship 2017 in Wentworth, Surrey
24th May 2017
Posted in Practice News by Forbes Dawson
We are excited to announce that North West golf star Phil Archer will be wearing Forbes Dawson colours when he competes…
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