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Author: Mike Spink

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Avoid waiving shareholder credit accounts before a sale

The issue It is not uncommon for shareholders to lend personal funds to a company to allow it to meet various business expenses.

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Angels and demons and the perils of getting the EIS ̵...

The issue The Enterprise Investment Scheme (‘EIS’) offers various tax incentives to individuals who invest in start-up companies, includi...

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How loans can deny the Substantial Shareholding Exemption...

The issue The Substantial Shareholding Exemption (SSE) should generally apply to disposals by companies of trading subsidiaries if the sh...

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The IHT sting of EOT receivables

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

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The stamp duty problem with ‘new holding company bu...

The issue If certain conditions are met, then a nice tax-efficient way of a shareholder being bought out by a company is

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Section 77A stamp duty restriction may not be as bad as y...

The issue Many reorganisations involve one company acquiring another company through a share for share exchange. Without a specific relie...