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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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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Entrepreneurs’ relief withdrawn for alphabet shares?
9th November 2018
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The issue Before 29 October 2018 (budget day) it was fairly common knowledge that various conditions needed to be met for…
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Forsyth’s family gets a ‘Brucie bonus’
26th October 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
The issue It has widely been reported that Sir Bruce Forsyth’s will left all his estate to his wife to avoid…
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Guard against VAT on private school fees
19th October 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client, VAT by Andrew Marr
The issue It is now being widely rumoured that VAT will be applied to public school fees, which is currently generally…
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SME R&D relief and private equity firms
12th October 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, R&D by Andrew Marr
The issue As mentioned in numerous previous tax bites, research and development (R&D) relief continues to be massively generous, particularly for…
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Banking Entrepreneurs’ Relief on a dilution
21st September 2018
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The issue In Spring 2018, the Government published a consultation setting out its proposal for allowing shareholders to retain the benefit…
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Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) 3% transitional rules could be your friend
14th September 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
Background The 3% SDLT surcharge broadly bites when a purchaser owns more than one residential property at the end of the…
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Does home working affect Principal Private Residence Relief (PPR)?
10th September 2018
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
Background There seems to be something of a ‘tax myth’ about the capital gains tax position if a home worker sells…
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Liquidation loan account woes continued
3rd August 2018
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The last Tax Bite prompted an unprecedented response from liquidator Tax Biters! By way of quick recap, we were discussing a…
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