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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Section 455 planning between associated companies
11th December 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
It is generally well known that a ‘section 455 charge’ will arise if a loan outstanding to a shareholder remains outstanding…
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Failed PET revival for IHT
24th November 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Gifts are generally outside of a person’s estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes if that person survives seven years from the…
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IHT cuts and can they be relied on?
20th November 2023
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
Rumours are flying about in the media around inheritance tax (IHT) cuts which are set to be announced by Jeremy Hunt…
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What happens when partnership profits are not paid?
14th November 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Generally, a partnership return should include the taxable profits of the partnership along with details of how this is allocated to…
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Is a single year of non-residence enough to escape UK tax?
6th November 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Years ago some taxpayers would seek to ‘wash’ out dividends from their companies by becoming non-UK tax resident for a single…
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Why a cut in the basic rate of tax could hurt landlords
30th October 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Many landlords have felt somewhat shafted by tax legislation for a while now. The restriction of tax relief on finance costs…
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Pay fees upfront to take the sting out of private school VAT
20th October 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Once again, we face the prospect of VAT being applied to public school fees, which is currently generally not the case…
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Maximise rate at which corporate losses are relieved
13th October 2023
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
From 1 April 2023 the main rate of corporation tax increased from 19% to 25%. Before this date, all companies paid…
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Consider using the personal item remittance exemption
29th September 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The remittance basis of taxation, although its accessibility has been curtailed in recent years, allows certain non-domiciled individuals to only be…
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Don’t forget about the fiddly bits of holdover relief!
1st September 2023
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief by Andrew Marr
Apart from assets which are transferred between spouses and civil partners, the default position for capital gains tax purposes is that…
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