How loans can deny the Substantial Shareholding Exemption (SSE)
9th January 2026
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
The Substantial Shareholding Exemption (SSE) should generally apply to disposals by companies of trading subsidiaries if the shareholding is at least…
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Update – you can still take a cheap mortgage from your company!
28th March 2025
Posted in Articles by Josh Barlow
Perhaps unsurprisingly, HMRC has announced that the official rate of interest (ORI) for employee loans will increase. Perhaps surprisingly, it is…
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Avoid shareholder debt write-offs in corporate transactions
28th February 2025
Posted in Articles by Andrew Marr
Most of you will know about the tax issues surrounding overdrawn directors’ loan accounts, but it is fairly common for shareholders…
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Use loans for an inheritance tax (IHT) ‘halfway house’
1st October 2021
Posted in Articles, IHT, Inheritance Tax, Trusts and Estates by Andrew Marr
The issue From a purely tax perspective, IHT exposure can be limited by reducing the assets held at death. As such,…
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Don’t lose out on tax relief on loans to companies
21st October 2019
Posted in Articles by Forbes Dawson
The issue Generally if you borrow funds to help out your company then you should be able to benefit from tax…
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Make treaty claims on interest payments
27th September 2019
Posted in Articles, Corporation Tax by Andrew Marr
The issue UK companies often have interest bearing loans from offshore entities. Although as a default position withholding tax is accountable…
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