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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How a change in accounting period could save tax
31st March 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue From 1 April 2023 the headline rate of corporation tax is going up from 19% to 25%. Contrary to…
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Protected pension schemes and the removal of the lifetime allowance
24th March 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The Issue On 17 March 2023 HMRC clarified that those with protected schemes could take advantage of the removal of the…
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Make pension contributions while the sun shines!
17th March 2023
Posted in Articles, Budget by Andrew Marr
The issue Yesterday, Jeremy Hunt made the shock announcement that the pension scheme lifetime allowance ‘LTA’, which had been £1,073,100 will…
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The 90% + rate of income tax and how to avoid it
13th March 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Aside from probing the tax affairs of Nadim Zahawi, tax lawyer Dan Neidle does great work in analysing some of…
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Did ‘Britain’s best house flippers’ take tax advice?
6th March 2023
Posted in Articles, Principal Private Residence Relief by Andrew Marr
The issue A story was recently included in the Sun about a couple who claim to be ‘Britain’s best house flippers’…
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Enjoy tax-free whisky gains
24th February 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue There seems to be a lot of firms around at the moment who are singing the praises of whisky…
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Don’t forget about option holders in private equity deals
21st February 2023
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief by Andrew Marr
The issue Private equity deals often involve the shareholders partially exiting a business by receiving a combination of cash, shares and/or…
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Be careful with discretionary EMI option clauses
10th February 2023
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief by Andrew Marr
The issue Enterprise Management Incentive (‘EMI’) options are a highly tax efficient way for small companies to motivate their employees. They…
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Will we ever know what Zahawi did?
3rd February 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Media has been rife with reports of Nadhim Zahawi’s tax shenanigans. We appear to know the following ‘facts’: 1….
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Paper for paper transactions and ‘lost’ deal costs
30th January 2023
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue It is fairly common for a capital gains tax liability to be deferred under section 135 TCGA 1992 when…
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