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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Strike off while the iron is hot!
25th October 2024
Posted in Articles by Tom Minnikin
Prior to 1 March 2012 it was possible to withdraw reserves from a solvent company that had ceased trading prior to…
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Should I gift my property to my company?
25th August 2023
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Property Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Tom Minnikin
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?
4th August 2023
Posted in Articles by Tom Minnikin
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
28th April 2023
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Tom Minnikin
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
11th August 2022
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Business Property Relief by Tom Minnikin
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
8th April 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Tom Minnikin
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!
3rd September 2021
Posted in Articles by Tom Minnikin
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
2nd July 2021
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Tom Minnikin
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?
5th October 2018
Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client by Tom Minnikin
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!
16th April 2018
Posted in Articles, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Tom Minnikin
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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