Should Property 118 clients sell up?
31st October 2025
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
We are being asked by quite a few Property 118 (‘P118’) clients to assist with ongoing enquiries. These enquiries all revolve…
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What’s all this about Angela Rayner dodging stamp duty land tax (SDLT)?
5th September 2025
Posted in Articles, Property Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Forbes Dawson
This week Forbes Dawson have been heavily involved in discussing Angela Rayner’s recent tax blunder with various UK media outlets. We…
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Key defences against discovery assessments
11th July 2025
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Generally, once the tax enquiry window has closed then a taxpayer is ‘safe’ from scrutiny from HMRC in respect of a…
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What’s the rate of SDLT on student accommodation?
21st February 2025
Posted in Articles, Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Andrew Marr
The rules about stamp duty land tax (SDLT) payable in respect of student accommodation are not very clear and are the…
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How can non-residents access UK pensions tax-free?
17th January 2025
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The default position for UK pension holders is that any payments will be paid under deduction of UK tax. This will…
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Section 455 loophole closed in the Budget
6th December 2024
Posted in Articles, Budget by Andrew Marr
A slightly below the radar announcement was made in the 30 October Budget relating to the closure of a loophole in…
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Do not accept invalid tax enquiries!
23rd August 2024
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
We are seeing and hearing about an increasing number of HMRC errors in relation to tax enquiries. I am not just…
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Should I gift my property to my company?
25th August 2023
Posted in Articles, Capital Gains Tax, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates, Private Client, Property Tax, Stamp Duty Land Tax by Tom Minnikin
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?
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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A discovery cannot get too long in the Tooth
21st May 2021
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
The issue On 14 May the Supreme Court finally stuck a dagger in the concept of ‘staleness’ when applied to tax…
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