What were the budget changes to company reconstructions all about?

On Wednesday, many of you may not have noticed a few changes to anti-avoidance rules relating to company reconstructions, but they…

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The IHT sting of EOT receivables

The Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) tax provisions were enacted in 2014, as a way to encourage long-term employee ownership in businesses,…

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Get the FOTRA out of the UK! – You will want to read this!

Hidden within the Finance Act 2025 was a very helpful change to the tax treatment of UK government securities for inheritance…

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Should Property 118 clients sell up?

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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Is Labour’s rumoured attack on partnerships justified?

According to reports in this week’s media, Rachel Reeves is planning to hit partnerships with higher tax charges at next month’s…

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Do knee-jerk lump sum pension withdrawals make sense?

Once again we are in the season of ‘Budget madness’. This season will run all the way until 26 November 2025…

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Avoid earnouts when substantial shareholding exemption is available

The substantial shareholding exemption (SSE) is a useful corporation tax relief which exempts corporate sellers from paying corporation tax on the…

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How the new merged R&D scheme can lead to late payment charges

By now, most companies are aware of the new merged R&D scheme (for more information on this see our previous tax…

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What’s all this about Angela Rayner dodging stamp duty land tax (SDLT)?

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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AI chatbot’s fantasy tax cases cost taxpayer £13k

A recent First-tier Tribunal has shone a light on the growing risks of taxpayers turning to artificial intelligence for self-help. In…

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