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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New dividend rules make Employee Shareholder Status more attractive
14th September 2015
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
From 6 April 2016 the dividend tax credit is being replaced by a £5,000 tax-free dividend allowance, with rates on income…
Read moreTax Bite – Inheritance Tax Planning for the family home
10th February 2014
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Property Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
There are still quite a few opportunities involving inheritance tax planning for the family home. One simple idea involves giving the…
Read moreForbes Dawson Tax Bite – Incorporation of property investment businesses
13th November 2013
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
This idea is relevant for individuals or partnerships with property investment businesses. The main issue is that these individuals could currently…
Read moreForbes Dawson Tax Bite – Capital reductions
28th October 2013
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
We are seeing companies distribute funds by way of a dividend when they should be considering capital reductions. A dividend is…
Read moreForbes Dawson Tax Bite: Demerging a property investment company
2nd October 2013
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
We have been involved in quite a lot of work in tax efficiently splitting interests in investment companies. A typical scenario…
Read moreForbes Dawson Tax Bite: Annual tax on enveloped dwellings
20th September 2013
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Non Domicilliaries, Private Client, Property Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
Return due on 1 October 2013 Recap There is a new annual tax charge (ATED) for UK residential property owned by…
Read moreAsk an Expert – Problems with hybrid LLP and company structures
1st March 2013
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
This article originally featured in Tax Journal on 1 March 2013 and can also be viewed at the Tax Journal website Andrew Marr answers…
Read moreTax on partly paid shares
28th January 2013
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
This article originally featured in Tax Journal on 25 January 2013 and can also be viewed at the Tax Journal website Andrew Marr…
Read moreEBTs and the HMRC Settlement Opportunity
29th October 2012
Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
Historically employers used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) as a tax efficient way of paying bonuses to employees. Payments were made in…
Read moreTax efficient remuneration for shareholders – Don’t forget capital reductions!
6th July 2012
Posted in Articles, Business Tax by Andrew Marr
Traditional remuneration planning for shareholders has typically involved the comparison of the cost of a salary or dividend. In the current…
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