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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Key defences against discovery assessments

Generally, once the tax enquiry window has closed then a taxpayer is ‘safe’ from scrutiny from HMRC in respect of a…

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Time to tidy up to get full Business Property Relief (BPR)

The impending restrictions to BPR mean that from 6 April 2026, only 50% of inheritance tax (IHT) relief will be available…

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When inheritance tax can be helpful in a company of own shares

On a purchase of own shares by a company the default position is that any profit over and above the amount…

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Timing is everything when it comes to a TRF claim!

Non-domiciled, long-term UK residents looking to take advantage of the Temporary Repatriation Facility (‘TRF’) should consider carefully how a TRF claim…

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What should you do with AIM portfolios?

Up until 5 April 2026 AIM portfolios that have been held for two years will benefit from full inheritance tax (IHT)…

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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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