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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Consider using the personal item remittance exemption

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!

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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Is it OK to breach transactions in securities legislation?

Transactions in securities legislation (TISL) has been around for a long time and the legislation has gone through some changes, most…

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VAT recovery on the disposal of a subsidiary?

When a group disposes of a subsidiary it will usually incur significant deal costs in respect of which there is also…

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How easy is it to get the IHT exemption for heritage assets?

Most of you will be familiar with the most common inheritance tax (IHT) relief known as Business Property Relief (BPR). Broadly…

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Conran case on distributions is overturned

Early last year we reported on the tax case involving Jasper Conran (see here). The main thrust of the case involved…

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Partnership transfers on death and capital gains tax

Generally, when a person dies leaving assets, their beneficiaries will benefit from a market value uplift for capital gains tax purposes….

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Gilts have never been so tax-efficient

The issue Inflation and rising interest rates are subjects which are constantly in the news at the moment. The recent release…

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How spouses can super-charge the chattel rules

The issue There are special capital gains tax rules for tangible moveable property (chattels) which can include a wide variety of…

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When is a loan to a participator waived?

The issue Section 455 CTA 2010 is a relatively well-known piece of tax legislation. It aims to apply a ‘temporary’ tax…

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