Is it OK to breach transactions in securities legislation?
21st August 2023
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Capital Gains Tax, Private Client, Tax Risk and Investigations by Andrew Marr
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
11th August 2022
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Business Property Relief by Tom Minnikin
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?)
26th July 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, Principal Private Residence Relief by Phil Skrynski
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?
27th June 2022
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
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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Convert a property to a furnished holiday let?
13th June 2022
Posted in Articles, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Normally a residential rental property would be subject to a 28% capital gains tax (CGT) rate on its disposal….
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Main residence dilemmas in divorce cases
27th May 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Normal ‘no gain, no loss’ inter-spouse transfer rules still apply in the year that a couple separates. In subsequent…
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A badly structured SPA can harm your capital gains tax position!
20th May 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Michael Hodgson
The issue Would you rather sell your company for £8 million with the obligation to repay its £1 million debt, or…
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Inheritance tax – Post-mortem relief for quoted shares
13th May 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Michael Hodgson
The issue With the cost-of-living crisis, the war in Ukraine and the prospect of a global recession, the UK stock markets…
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Remember the EMI grant notification deadline
29th April 2022
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue Most of you will know about the tax benefits of EMI options. As a quick recap these ‘special’ options…
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10% rates of tax on incorporations
8th April 2022
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Tom Minnikin
Remember the good old days, a decade ago? Back then, it was possible for business owners operating outside of a limited…
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