Is Lorraine Kelly a tax avoider or a celebrity scapegoat?
29th March 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Tax Risk and Investigations by Forbes Dawson
The papers have recently been rife with stories of how TV presenter, Lorraine Kelly, won an appeal at a First Tier…
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Year-end tax planning 2019 – reducing your tax bill
28th March 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
With the end of the 2018/19 tax year a little over a week away, the period leading up to 5 April…
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Take stock of your provisions
22nd March 2019 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue As far as stock is concerned, the accounting treatment will generally drive the tax treatment and HMRC is happy…
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SDLT on incorporation?
15th March 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue When a business is incorporated, people are generally aware of the various capital gains tax reliefs available (e.g. section…
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HMRC threatens follower notices on loan write-offs
8th March 2019 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Tax Risk and Investigations by Andrew Marr
The issue Before Finance Act 2010 made amendments to the legislation there was a fairly widespread piece of tax planning in…
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Bank your tax-free perks before 6 April
1st March 2019 | Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Since April 2016 employers have been able to provide any number of small (limited to £50) perks to their…
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Homelessness no excuse for failing to file a tax return!
22nd February 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The case HMRC’s decision to fine a homeless man for failing to complete his tax return on time has been described…
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Are Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) more valuable than ever?
15th February 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client, Property Tax by Forbes Dawson
The issue Many people already know that Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) benefit from many tax advantages when compared to long-term rental…
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HMRC put a spotlight on phoenixing
8th February 2019 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue On Monday HMRC issued the following ‘spotlight’: www.gov.uk/guidance/attempts-to-avoid-an-income-tax-charge-when-a-company-is-wound-up-spotlight-47 Key points are as follows: This is quite general and is…
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Private Client and Trusts Webinar
7th January 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Practice News, Private Client, Property Tax, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
Forbes Dawson partner, Laura Hutchinson, will be presenting two webinars on MBL over the next few months. Details of the webinars…
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