Issues with Rollover Relief Time Limits

Gains on certain types of business assets can be rolled over into new business assets if the new assets are acquired…

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Hidden taxes on offshore trustees acquiring UK property

Now that the dust has settled on the significant changes made to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals in 2008 it…

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Using deeply discounted bonds to avoid withholding tax

As a general rule withholding tax will be payable at 20% for interest payments made to a non-resident lender. If that…

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HMRC’s consultation on new trust charges

HMRC have proposed various changes which they suggest will help to “simplify and make fairer” the calculation of trust charges. This…

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Tax Bite – Tax on Enveloped Dwellings and CGT on Non Residents

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (“ATED”) The ATED rules impose a new annual charge where UK residential property is owned by…

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Tax Bite – Consider Employee Shareholder Status

There seems to be a lot of unfounded negativity about the new employee shareholder status regime. Our view is that this…

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Tax Bite – Entrepreneurs Relief on an Investment which becomes a Trade

Interestingly Entrepreneurs’ relief is available on a share disposal if all qualifying conditions are met for a year up to disposal….

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Tax Bite – Preference Shares can help you save IHT

With all the recent changes to inheritance tax relief (certain loans not being deductible against the estate etc) it is important…

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Tax Bite – How HMRC taxes capital receipts as income and additional points you may not know

It is often preferable for a company’s shareholder to receive funds from the company as capital rather than as a dividend….

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Tax Bite – Spousal bypass trust can mitigate IHT

This week we are looking at inheritance tax (IHT) strategies using a pension scheme. A number of business owners and high-net-worth…

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