Maximise rate at which corporate losses are relieved

From 1 April 2023 the main rate of corporation tax increased from 19% to 25%. Before this date, all companies paid…

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Portugal’s ‘peri peri’ good tax deal may be closing…

One increasingly common way for individuals to limit their tax exposure is for them to go non-resident. Emigration can be particularly…

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Consider using the personal item remittance exemption

The remittance basis of taxation, although its accessibility has been curtailed in recent years, allows certain non-domiciled individuals to only be…

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Sugar’s not so sweet tax bill

The Sunday Times recently published an article claiming that Lord Alan Sugar had tried to avoid paying £186m in tax, by…

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Don’t forget about the fiddly bits of holdover relief!

Apart from assets which are transferred between spouses and civil partners, the default position for capital gains tax purposes is that…

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Should I gift my property to my company?

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?

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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How easy is it to get the IHT exemption for heritage assets?

Most of you will be familiar with the most common inheritance tax (IHT) relief known as Business Property Relief (BPR). Broadly…

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No PPR relief for traders!

The issue Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief generally allows taxpayers to keep gains arising on the disposal of a property which…

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How do you break UK tax residence?

The issue With rising tax rates many taxpayers are considering leaving the UK and crystallising gains and income in a more…

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