Are there any tax benefits in ‘phoenixing’ post-5 April 2016?
10th March 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
The Issue After 5 April 2016 there will be a maximum tax difference of 28.1% (38.1% – 10%) between extracting funds…
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The end of the Entrepreneurs’ Relief Boom Years?
29th February 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
We are now within 6 weeks (and possibly less) of some excellent tax opportunities being significantly curtailed. Clients may want to…
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Year-End Tax Planning – Reducing Your Tax Bill 2016
26th February 2016 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client by Forbes Dawson
A little planning can go a long way. The period leading up to 5 April is one of the best times…
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Flat rate tax relief for pensions?
25th February 2016 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Michael Dawson
The rules on pensions seem to be forever changing but one thing the government say they want to do is reduce…
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EMI options – not just for anticipated exits
19th February 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Corporation Tax, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Michelle Hogan
It is widely recognised that improvements to the EMI scheme legislation in recent years means that they are an attractive and…
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Flat rate allowances for subsistence waste VAT!
1st February 2016 | Posted in Articles, Employment Tax, Featured Articles, VAT by Forbes Dawson
The Issue It is fairly common practice for companies to provide flat rate subsistence allowances for staff who are away from…
Read moreDon’t be put off by Employee Shareholder Status (ESS) ‘disadvantages’
27th January 2016 | Posted in Articles, Employee Incentive Arrangements, Employment Tax, Featured Articles by Andrew Marr
ESS has now been running for a few years and it is probably fair to say that it has been a…
Read moreLast chance saloon for capital reductions?
20th January 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
Capital reductions have been quite a tax-efficient way of extracting profits from a company for some years now. This opportunity is…
Read moreIncreased tax on liquidations
13th January 2016 | Posted in Articles, Business Tax, Featured Articles, Private Client by Andrew Marr
The Issue HMRC have long been concerned that tax payers have been ‘abusing’ members’ voluntary liquidations as a means of accessing…
Read moreDon’t fall into the EIS trap!
6th January 2016 | Posted in Articles, Featured Articles, Private Client by Laura Hutchinson
With the 31 January tax return filing deadline fast approaching, tax agents and their clients will be finalising the various claims…
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