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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Why a cut in the basic rate of tax could hurt landlords
30th October 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Many landlords have felt somewhat shafted by tax legislation for a while now. The restriction of tax relief on finance costs…
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Pay fees upfront to take the sting out of private school VAT
20th October 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Once again, we face the prospect of VAT being applied to public school fees, which is currently generally not the case…
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Maximise rate at which corporate losses are relieved
13th October 2023
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
From 1 April 2023 the main rate of corporation tax increased from 19% to 25%. Before this date, all companies paid…
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Consider using the personal item remittance exemption
29th September 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
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!
1st September 2023
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief by Andrew Marr
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?
21st August 2023
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Capital Gains Tax, Private Client, Tax Risk and Investigations by Andrew Marr
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?
14th August 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
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?
28th July 2023
Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
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
21st July 2023
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
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
14th July 2023
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
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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