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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What exactly is a distribution?
11th February 2022
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Company distributions are subject to income tax. They have special rates and from 6 April 2022 these rates will…
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Tax efficient student property
4th February 2022
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue There is an incentive for parents to ‘put’ income into their children’s hands in order to access lower tax…
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HMRC loses transactions in securities case
28th January 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Transactions in securities legislation (TISL) is what HMRC uses to combat capital transactions where they think that a shareholder…
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Where are we with holding companies and stamp duty?
14th January 2022
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue It is quite common for shareholders to insert a holding company on top of an existing company by way…
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HMRC’s stamp duty land tax (SDLT) consultation
11th January 2022
Posted in Articles, Property Tax, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue On 30 November 2021 HMRC published a consultation document which suggests options for changing certain aspects of the current…
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Don’t forget the (Christmas) trivial benefits in kind exemption
20th December 2021
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue There is a general benefit in kind exemption for ‘trivial benefits’ if the following conditions apply: 1. The cost of…
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Gift assets rather than cash to charity
10th December 2021
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue With Christmas fast approaching, I thought we would consider the issue of tax-efficient giving to charities. There are reliefs…
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No PPR relief for traders!
3rd December 2021
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, Principal Private Residence Relief by Andrew Marr
The issue Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief generally allows taxpayers to keep gains arising on the disposal of a property which…
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The great corporation tax hike and losses
19th November 2021
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Currently all companies pay corporation tax at 19%, irrespective of their profits. From 1 April 2023 this will increase…
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How do you break UK tax residence?
15th November 2021
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, Coronavirus by Andrew Marr
The issue With rising tax rates many taxpayers are considering leaving the UK and crystallising gains and income in a more…
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