Plan to avoid the 3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge on divorce
12th February 2021 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Generally, if an individual buys a residential property and they have an interest in more than one residential property…
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Sell to company to avoid the 3% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge?
5th February 2021 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Since 1 April 2016 second houses have generally triggered a 3% SDLT surcharge and although we are in an…
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Don’t fall into the 15% SDLT trap!
1st February 2021 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue There is a punitive 15% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rate for purchases of residential properties by companies for…
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Rebase assets in offshore companies by moving to the UK
25th January 2021 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Generally, the last few years have seen a strengthening of UK tax measures for property held by non-resident individuals…
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Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) reclaims on rescinded contracts?
15th January 2021 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue It is fairly common for contracts involving land purchases to be rescinded, meaning that in practical terms the contract…
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31 January 2021 deadline for joining the section 169 Q!
8th January 2021 | Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue In the 2018/2019 tax year there were a number of transactions where shareholders took advantage of tax deferrals where…
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Trust Registration Service – are you in the know?
4th January 2021 | Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
For any private clients who have established trusts, or for professional advisers who handle/administer trusts you need to be aware of…
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How would a wealth tax look?
22nd December 2020 | Posted in Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
The issue Last week the Wealth Tax Commission completed it’s findings and concluded that a wealth tax would meet with general…
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Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) window of opportunity for inter-spouse transfers
15th December 2020 | Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Spouses often want to transfer property between themselves for a variety of reasons. These can include: 1. Splitting assets in…
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New rules for inter-spouse transfers of main residence
4th December 2020 | Posted in Articles, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue With all the chaos that was going on, you may have missed a rather subtle change that was introduced…
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