Death to inheritance tax (reliefs)
8th November 2024
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Forbes Dawson
With more drama than the TV show Succession in last week’s Budget, the introduction of a reduction to Business Property Relief…
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Strike off while the iron is hot!
25th October 2024
Posted in Articles by Tom Minnikin
Prior to 1 March 2012 it was possible to withdraw reserves from a solvent company that had ceased trading prior to…
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What is ‘acceptable’ tax planning for property rich company disposals?
18th October 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Before 6 April 2019 non-UK resident individuals and companies could generally sell UK companies without having to worry about UK tax…
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Can share cancellation schemes save stamp duty?
11th October 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
In its ‘stamp taxes on shares manual’ HMRC has the following to say on ‘cancellation schemes’: Under this scheme, the Court…
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Can the 30-day bed and breakfasting rule act as a hedge against an increase in capital gains tax?
1st October 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Before March 1998, ‘bed and breakfasting’ of shares was a generally accepted piece of tax planning. This would work by an…
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The trouble with rescindable contracts
16th August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Once again taxpayers are quaking in their boots about the prospect of a possible increase in capital gains tax. The most…
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What’s so bad about bridging loans in a section 162 incorporation?
26th July 2024
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The use of bridging loans in a section 162 incorporation have recently incurred the wrath of tax blogger, Dan Neidle (famous…
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Don’t forget about employee shareholder capital gain tax exemption
17th May 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Employee shareholder status (ESS) was introduced on 6 April 2013 and was a very generous employee share incentive. Broadly it involved…
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Double trouble when winding down unwanted offshore property structures
5th April 2024
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
It used to be common practice for non-domiciled individuals to hold UK residential property through an offshore company. That way, a…
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Capital gains tax and stamp duty land tax (SDLT)
29th January 2024
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Forbes Dawson
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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