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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EIS gains deferral is now not just a deferral

EIS Deferral relief If you acquire EIS shares then it is possible to defer gains in the previous 36 months until…

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What’s happening about ‘money-boxing’?

Over the past year there has been a wholesale HMRC raid on opportunities to extract company funds as capital. This is…

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Good sense prevails on Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) joint venture rules

The Issue Finance Act 2015 introduced anti-avoidance measures which were aimed at countering perceived abuse of the ‘joint venture rules’. Before…

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Are there any tax benefits in ‘phoenixing’ post-5 April 2016?

The Issue  After 5 April 2016 there will be a maximum tax difference of 28.1% (38.1% – 10%) between extracting funds…

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The end of the Entrepreneurs’ Relief Boom Years?

We are now within 6 weeks (and possibly less) of some excellent tax opportunities being significantly curtailed. Clients may want to…

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Don’t be put off by Employee Shareholder Status (ESS) ‘disadvantages’

ESS has now been running for a few years and it is probably fair to say that it has been a…

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Last chance saloon for capital reductions?

Capital reductions have been quite a tax-efficient way of extracting profits from a company for some years now. This opportunity is…

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Increased tax on liquidations

The Issue HMRC have long been concerned that tax payers have been ‘abusing’ members’  voluntary liquidations as a means of accessing…

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Taxing a capital reduction – Tax Journal Article

Andrew Marr features in Tax Journal – 2 October 2015 issue discussing the tax issues associated with a capital reduction. Please…

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Revisiting SDLT multiple dwelling relief

Since 19 July 2011 there has generally been less stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on purchases of multiple dwellings (such as…

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