Divorce and capital gains tax (Should I stay or should I go now?)
2nd December 2020
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Laura Hutchinson
The issue When spouses separate, probably the last thing on their minds is tax. However, a considerable capital gains tax liability…
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Can abortive deal costs ever be allowable?
6th November 2020
Posted in Articles, Capital Allowances, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Whenever a transaction completes there are usually sellers who need to calculate their capital gains and pay tax in…
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Will capital losses have more value in the future?
7th August 2020
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue As a general rule when an individual makes a gain in a tax year he or she will offset…
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Simple debts are not as simple as you think!
24th July 2020
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue There seems to be a fairly common misconception that an individual can claim a capital loss for a debt…
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The tax blunders of Mr Khan
3rd July 2020
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The case In Bostan Khan v HMRC [2020] UKUT 0168, the Upper Tribunal (UT) rejected a taxpayer’s argument that a company purchase of…
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Are you really married?
20th March 2020
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Islamic marriage Islamic faith marriages are not valid under English law, the Court of Appeal has ruled and as a result…
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Financial meltdown creates opportunities
13th March 2020
Posted in Articles, IHT by Forbes Dawson
The issue World stock markets are in disarray and anything which could act as an enjoyable distraction is being cancelled. There…
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Offshore property companies need to review UK tax reporting requirements
14th October 2019
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, Property Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Not so long ago offshore companies did not have too much UK tax to worry about. If they received…
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Don’t forget about investors’ relief!
4th October 2019
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue Investors’ Relief (IR) came in to effect for disposals from 6 April 2019 and people are forgetting about it!…
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Potter case and non-trading activities for Entrepreneurs’ Relief purposes
13th September 2019
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
The issue A key requirement for Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) to be available in respect of a share disposal is that the…
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