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Author: Gavin Stebbing

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What’s all this about double cab pick-ups?

The issue Double cab pick-ups have been in the news (at least the tax news!) over the last few weeks. I must

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Do club membership loan schemes work?

The issue It is fairly common for sporting clubs to seek cheap finance from its members for various initiatives (e.g. new tennis

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What about Luke Littler’s expenses?

The issue There has been quite a lot of recent press coverage about HMRC popping up on Luke Littler’s Twitter (or X

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Create ‘breathing space’ for section 455 charge

The issue Any loans to participators (broadly shareholders) that are outstanding nine months after the year end will be subject to what

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Tax advantages of a gift to dying spouse

The issue Although I apologise for the miserable title, deathbed tax planning is never going to be a cheerful activity. It can

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Consider using the personal item remittance exemption

The issue The remittance basis of taxation, although its accessibility has been curtailed in recent years, allows certain non-domiciled i...

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Maximising Business Asset Disposal Relief – but bew...

Since the reduction of the lifetime limit to £1 million, for capital gains attracting Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), business own...

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WSM Weekly Tax Bite – Use preference shares to R...

The Issue Before changes in the 2015 Finance Act, it was fairly common for sole traders and partnerships to sell their trade

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WSM Weekly Tax Bite -Don’t forget about the fiddly ...

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

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WSM Weekly Tax Bite – Should I gift my property to ...

We were having a debate in the office this week about what is the costliest mistake that anyone had come across someone

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Ouch-New tax rate of 1,207%

John is 58 and was born in the USA. He came to the UK around 30 years ago and has been resident here every year since arriving. He is the...

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WSM webinar – CJRS

WSM are hosting a series of 20 minute webinars on the government measures and the schemes they are putting in place during this time of e...