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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Prepare for VAT issues before property auctions
4th January 2019 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax, VAT by Andrew Marr
The issue If you get involved in buying a commercial property at auction then there is a good chance that such…
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Avoid Christmas party BIK hangovers
21st December 2018 | Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Christmas parties are not a taxable benefit for employees if the costs are kept within £150 per head. Actually,…
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£1 elections may not take capital allowances off the table
7th December 2018 | Posted in Articles, Capital Allowances, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue When a property is sold it is quite common for the vendor to insist on a £1 ‘section 198…
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