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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Bank your tax-free perks before 6 April
1st March 2019
Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Since April 2016 employers have been able to provide any number of small (limited to £50) perks to their…
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Homelessness no excuse for failing to file a tax return!
22nd February 2019
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The case HMRC’s decision to fine a homeless man for failing to complete his tax return on time has been described…
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HMRC put a spotlight on phoenixing
8th February 2019
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue On Monday HMRC issued the following ‘spotlight’: www.gov.uk/guidance/attempts-to-avoid-an-income-tax-charge-when-a-company-is-wound-up-spotlight-47 Key points are as follows: This is quite general and is…
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Prepare for VAT issues before property auctions
4th January 2019
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax, VAT by Andrew Marr
The issue If you get involved in buying a commercial property at auction then there is a good chance that such…
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Avoid Christmas party BIK hangovers
21st December 2018
Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Christmas parties are not a taxable benefit for employees if the costs are kept within £150 per head. Actually,…
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Commercial property rebasing rules can be friendly
19th December 2018
Posted in Corporation Tax, International Tax, Private Client, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue When gains are made on UK commercial property after 5 April 2019 non-residents (individuals and companies) will be within…
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£1 elections may not take capital allowances off the table
7th December 2018
Posted in Articles, Capital Allowances, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue When a property is sold it is quite common for the vendor to insist on a £1 ‘section 198…
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Transfer pricing rules are no longer automatic for tax havens
3rd December 2018
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles, International Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Generally transfer pricing rules only apply to UK companies which are in small or medium groups by reference to…
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Surrendering a final salary pension scheme could make sense
23rd November 2018
Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The Issue There is an ability for final salary pension scheme beneficiaries to convert their pensions into other types of scheme….
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Budget sting in the tail for research and development
16th November 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, R&D by Andrew Marr
The issue Apparently, HMRC identified £300m in frauds by ‘artificial corporate structures’ relating to research and development tax credit claims. Broadly,…
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