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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Take care with interest on loans from offshore pension schemes
2nd December 2016
Posted in Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The issue Offshore pension schemes are a fairly common phenomenon and it is common for these schemes to provide loans to…
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Are the two year liquidation rules as strict as they sound?
25th November 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax by Andrew Marr
By now many people will know that where a liquidation is carried out after 5 April 2016, capital gains tax treatment…
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Remember that some intangibles still get amortisation tax relief
16th November 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue It was quite a surprise when amortisation relief was stopped for all purchased goodwill from 8 July 2015 (which…
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Some non-doms may want to splash out on the remittance basis charge!
4th November 2016
Posted in Articles, Non Domicilliaries by Andrew Marr
The issue Although the new 6 April 2017 rules for non-UK domiciled individuals have not been finalised yet, we still have…
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Corporation tax deductions for pensions are not restricted to limits
28th October 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Employment Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue A limited company is able to make larger pension contributions than the director’s contribution allowance of £40K per year….
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Buyers beware of an old stamp duty trap
25th October 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
Consider the substantial increase in the stamp duty payable between these two similar situations. On 5 May 2016, Large Company Plc…
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Don’t assume Entrepreneurs’ Relief on LLP liquidation
7th October 2016
Posted in Articles, Business Tax by Andrew Marr
The Issue Usually, a limited liability partnership (LLP) is treated like any other partnership for tax purposes. That means that the…
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Cherie Blair targets nasty buy-to-let interest rules
30th September 2016
Posted in Articles, Private Client, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The Issue The terrible news is still slowly filtering down to landlords that the Government is out to get them. From…
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‘Scary’ HMRC document suggests further clamp down on schemes
30th August 2016
Posted in Articles, Tax Risk and Investigations by Andrew Marr
Background The latest consultation considers granting additional powers to HMRC to tackle tax avoidance. The effects will be wide ranging and…
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HMRC to sacrifice salary sacrifice!
19th August 2016
Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Private Client by Andrew Marr
Last week, HMRC published a consultation document which sets out its proposals to tax benefits-in-kind provided through salary sacrifice schemes. Salary…
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