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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The end of Furnished Holiday Lets (‘FHLs’) is nigh!
2nd August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The final Conservative Budget in March announced that the FHL regime – which offers various advantages for individuals and companies who…
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What’s so bad about bridging loans in a section 162 incorporation?
26th July 2024
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The use of bridging loans in a section 162 incorporation have recently incurred the wrath of tax blogger, Dan Neidle (famous…
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Lease extensions and the 3% surcharge
12th July 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The 3% SDLT surcharge has been with us for eight years now and the basic rules are as follows: 1. Trusts and…
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3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge and linked transactions
5th July 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
We recently considered a scenario where a property development company was considering acquiring a £3m house for development purposes. More accurately,…
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SDLT on in specie distributions
26th June 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
There are often cases where it is beneficial to transfer assets from one company to another as a distribution. When property…
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Be very careful when transferring property loans in a section 162 incorporation
7th June 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Property business incorporations have been quite topical recently. The tax blogger Dan Neidle has attacked various mass marketed planning strategies in…
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Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief does not prevent reclaims being made
31st May 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
On 6 March 2024 the Chancellor announced that Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) was to be abolished from 1 June 2024 (unless…
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Foreign law matters when a non-UK resident company purchases its own shares
24th May 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
In UK law a company can purchase its own shares from its shareholders. The question then arises about how this should…
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Don’t forget about employee shareholder capital gain tax exemption
17th May 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Employee shareholder status (ESS) was introduced on 6 April 2013 and was a very generous employee share incentive. Broadly it involved…
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Can you utilise your pensions annual allowance for a tax year where you have no earnings?
10th May 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Most people are aware of the annual allowance which exists for pension contributions. In years up to 2022/23 the annual allowance…
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