Articles by Andrew Marr
Andrew’s expertise lies in bespoke tax planning for owner managed businesses and non-domiciled individuals and he has a successful record of dealing with a number of complex tax enquiries and HMRC negotiations. He also has extensive experience of offshore tax structures which he advises on and implements. He trained in tax with Deloitte in London before moving to the North West and spending nearly seven years at BDO LLP in Manchester before becoming one of the founder partners of Forbes Dawson in early 2012.
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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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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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The end of Furnished Holiday Lets (‘FHLs’) is nigh!
2nd August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The final Conservative Budget in March announced that the FHL regime – which offers various advantages for individuals and companies who…
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What’s so bad about bridging loans in a section 162 incorporation?
26th July 2024
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The use of bridging loans in a section 162 incorporation have recently incurred the wrath of tax blogger, Dan Neidle (famous…
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