Articles by Tom Minnikin

Tom is a Chartered Tax Adviser specialising in tax issues facing owner managed businesses and entrepreneurs. He can advise on all types of issues regarding business and share ownership structures, corporate reorganisation and exit planning. Tom is also our in-house capital allowances expert, and has built up a number of links with local surveying firms to maximise claims.

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Should I gift my property to my company?

We were having a debate in the office this week about what is the costliest mistake that anyone had come across…

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Can social media influencers have their cake and eat it?

Did anyone see the Daily Mail news story this week involving Coronation Street actress, Catherine Tyldesley, and a cake shop owner…

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How to avoid 60-day capital gains tax (‘CGT’) reporting on UK residential property

The issue On 6 April 2020 HMRC introduced a new reporting requirement for individuals disposing of UK residential property. This involved…

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Furnished holiday lets and rollover relief

The issue Furnished holiday lets (‘FHLs’) are treated more generously for tax purposes than normal residential buy-to-let properties. Specifically, a FHL…

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10% rates of tax on incorporations

Remember the good old days, a decade ago?  Back then, it was possible for business owners operating outside of a limited…

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A dormant subsidiary can save tax!

The recent case of M Group Holdings Ltd v HMRC highlights a quirk in the corporation tax rules for companies which…

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Tax and the cladding scandal

Background Last month marked four years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy, where 72 people lost their lives.  The disaster exposed the…

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Are universal civil partnerships good for tax?

Following a June 2018 Supreme Court ruling allowing a mixed-sex couple to have a civil partnership, Prime Minister Theresa May has…

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Mind the Gap: EMI options cannot be granted now!

Last week HMRC published an Employment Related Securities bulletin that could have important consequences for companies which offer EMI options, and…

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The new regime for corporation tax losses

Happy New Tax Year to everyone! We start the first tax bite of 2018/19 on a positive note, with a look…

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