Autumn Statement 2016
23rd November 2016 | Posted in Articles, Budget by Forbes Dawson
This was Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He also said it would be his last. Amidst…
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ISAs live on after death!
18th November 2016 | Posted in Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
New rules mean that assets can now be passed on to spouses or civil partners and retain their tax-exempt status in…
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Remember that some intangibles still get amortisation tax relief
16th November 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue It was quite a surprise when amortisation relief was stopped for all purchased goodwill from 8 July 2015 (which…
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Some non-doms may want to splash out on the remittance basis charge!
4th November 2016 | Posted in Articles, Non Domicilliaries by Andrew Marr
The issue Although the new 6 April 2017 rules for non-UK domiciled individuals have not been finalised yet, we still have…
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Corporation tax deductions for pensions are not restricted to limits
28th October 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Employment Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue A limited company is able to make larger pension contributions than the director’s contribution allowance of £40K per year….
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Buyers beware of an old stamp duty trap
25th October 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
Consider the substantial increase in the stamp duty payable between these two similar situations. On 5 May 2016, Large Company Plc…
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Don’t assume Entrepreneurs’ Relief on LLP liquidation
7th October 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax by Andrew Marr
The Issue Usually, a limited liability partnership (LLP) is treated like any other partnership for tax purposes. That means that the…
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Cherie Blair targets nasty buy-to-let interest rules
30th September 2016 | Posted in Articles, Private Client, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The Issue The terrible news is still slowly filtering down to landlords that the Government is out to get them. From…
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Yet another change to the taxation of residential properties
23rd September 2016 | Posted in Articles, Property Tax by Rebecca Bedford
In recent years there have been a number of changes to the rules governing what expenses/allowances are allowable for buy-to-let landlords…
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Big fines for non UK residents in respect of late capital gains returns
9th September 2016 | Posted in Articles, Property Tax, Tax Risk and Investigations by Forbes Dawson
The Issue Since 6 April 2015 any disposal of UK residential property falls within the UK tax regime. There is now…
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