Summer Finance Bill announced
23rd June 2017 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
In a Queen’s Speech which was somewhat light in detail, there was an announcement this week that a Finance Bill will…
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The 3% SDLT surcharge – a trap for the unwary
16th June 2017 | Posted in Articles, Property Tax by Tom Minnikin
The issue With an ageing population, families are increasingly looking to ‘granny flats’ as a way of caring for parents in…
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Do not bring Personal Portfolio Bonds into the UK!
9th June 2017 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, International Tax, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The issue In recent years there has been an increase in the number of off-shore bonds and based on assets owned…
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Time running out for disincorporation relief
26th May 2017 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Forbes Dawson
The issue Some people have mentioned that time is running out for applying disincorporation relief, and they are right. However, if…
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Building a Home? Less (VAT) is more!
19th May 2017 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax, VAT by Forbes Dawson
The issue When the father of modern architecture Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe said ‘less is more’, little did he know…
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Hefty penalties for failure to report employment-related securities schemes
12th May 2017 | Posted in Articles, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Featured Articles by Forbes Dawson
The issue Most people are familiar with the two major tax reporting deadlines: For individuals – the 31 January following the…
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The Scots pay more income tax!
5th May 2017 | Posted in Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The Issue For 2017/2018 Scottish tax rates are not as generous as the rest of the UK. The Scottish higher rate…
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Early Election affects Budget 2017 measures
28th April 2017 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Tom Minnikin
The issue The triggering of an early general election by Theresa May has resulted in a rush to try to get…
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Insurance gain? – reduce tax by making a simple pension contribution
24th April 2017 | Posted in Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The issue When insurance bonds are redeemed a relief known as ‘top-slicing’ may be available in order to limit the tax…
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EIS deferral of residential property gains
13th April 2017 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue The enterprise investment scheme (EIS) offers tax breaks for investors who invest in small, new trading businesses. Among these…
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