Capital gains tax and stamp duty land tax (SDLT)

There seems to be quite a lot of misunderstanding about the tax implications of property exchanges. Many people appear to have…

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Why a cut in the basic rate of tax could hurt landlords

Many landlords have felt somewhat shafted by tax legislation for a while now. The restriction of tax relief on finance costs…

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Maximising Business Asset Disposal Relief – but beware the IHT!

Since the reduction of the lifetime limit to £1 million, for capital gains attracting Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), business owners…

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Sugar’s not so sweet tax bill

The Sunday Times recently published an article claiming that Lord Alan Sugar had tried to avoid paying £186m in tax, by…

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Use preference shares to ‘turn on’ BADR for goodwill on incorporation?

Before changes in the 2015 Finance Act, it was fairly common for sole traders and partnerships to sell their trade and…

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Should I gift my property to my company?

We were having a debate in the office this week about what is the costliest mistake that anyone had come across…

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Is it OK to breach transactions in securities legislation?

Transactions in securities legislation (TISL) has been around for a long time and the legislation has gone through some changes, most…

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Furnished holiday lets and rollover relief

The issue Furnished holiday lets (‘FHLs’) are treated more generously for tax purposes than normal residential buy-to-let properties. Specifically, a FHL…

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Divorce and Capital Gains Tax (Should I stay, or should I go now?)

As discussed in our Tax Bite of December 2020, it has always been a cruel outcome that divorcing couples who fail…

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Can a section 455 loan charge be a cheap option?

The issue Generally accepted wisdom dictates that directors’ loan accounts need to be repaid within nine months of a company’s year…

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