Furloughing directors
3rd April 2020 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Coronavirus by Forbes Dawson
The issue The question of whether (shareholder) directors of their own companies can ‘furlough’ themselves is still subject to some ambiguity….
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Coronavirus business aid update
30th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, Coronavirus, Employment Tax, VAT by Forbes Dawson
We summarise below the new self-employment Income Support Scheme. We have also provided more detail to the points raised in our…
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27th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, Coronavirus by Andrew Marr
We are aware that many of our clients and contacts are awaiting the ‘small-print’ on various aspects of support that are…
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Cancel direct debits to enjoy VAT deferral
27th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, VAT by Forbes Dawson
The issue Under the government’s proposals VAT payments due before 30 June 2020 will not now need to be made until…
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Are you really married?
20th March 2020 | Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Islamic marriage Islamic faith marriages are not valid under English law, the Court of Appeal has ruled and as a result…
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Financial meltdown creates opportunities
13th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
The issue World stock markets are in disarray and anything which could act as an enjoyable distraction is being cancelled. There…
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Budget 2020
11th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, Budget by Forbes Dawson
Today’s Budget was hotly anticipated, with many commentators expecting the Government to refocus its attention on the ‘domestic tax and spend…
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Stamp duty fun!
9th March 2020 | Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty by Michelle Hogan
Avid readers of TaxBites will recall that last July we warned of stamp duty changes that were afoot in relation to…
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HMRC secret unit targets family investment companies!
28th February 2020 | Posted in Articles, IHT by Andrew Marr
The issue There have been a few articles in the press over the recent weeks about a secret HMRC unit working…
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Tax relief for funds ‘trapped’ overseas!
21st February 2020 | Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue In this age of globalisation and political unrest, foreign banks are perhaps not as safe as they once were….
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