Dodgy excuses and expense claims
19th January 2018 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
Excuses Every year, following the 31 January self-assessment (SA) deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) receives a number of interesting excuses…
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The new improved Substantial Shareholdings Exemption
12th January 2018 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Forbes Dawson
The Substantial Shareholdings Exemption (‘SSE’) was introduced in 2002 as part of the government’s drive to make the UK a better…
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Heterosexual men marry for tax reasons!
9th January 2018 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
As reported in the news last week, two Irish men have married in Dublin to avoid paying €50,000 in inheritance tax…
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Take a gamble on Bitcoin
22nd December 2017 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
I am sick of reading about Bitcoin and its exponential rise! It is currently standing at $18,000, having been $630 when…
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Take care when mixing EIS with EMI
15th December 2017 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
EMI schemes Incentivising key employees by giving them an equity interest in the company not only makes sense from a motivational…
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Pension planning where the high income restriction bites
12th December 2017 | Posted in Articles, Private Client by Tom Minnikin
The general rule for pension contributions is that each individual is entitled to an annual allowance of £40,000. Pension contributions of…
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HMRC postpones deadline for registration of new trusts to 5 January 2018
27th November 2017 | Posted in Articles, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
The issue HMRC’s online Trusts Registration Service (TRS) for agents has finally arrived after months of delay, but the latest hurdle…
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Autumn Budget 2017
22nd November 2017 | Posted in Articles, Budget by Forbes Dawson
Today marked the first November Budget since 1996. Back then, Ken Clarke cut a penny off the basic rate of income tax,…
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Consider ten year tax spreading when accounting treatment changes
8th November 2017 | Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Tom Minnikin
The issue For periods commencing on or after 1 January 2015 UK medium and large companies were not permitted to prepare…
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Watch out for long warranty periods in deals!
30th October 2017 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The issue Nearly all business sales will include warranties. A warranty broadly means that a seller states that something is or…
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