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Author: Shakeel Butt

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Double trouble when winding down unwanted offshore proper...

The issue It used to be common practice for non-domiciled individuals to hold UK residential property through an offshore company. That way,

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Can you recycle Business Relief?

The issue Business Relief (BR) is a very valuable relief which can reduce inheritance tax (IHT) on death. Perhaps the most common

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How are consultants taxed on share options?

The issue Rumour has it that when Facebook’s first office needed painting the company did not have enough money to pay the

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Nail down beneficial ownership with a deed of trust

The issue In these times of high house prices and relatively low wages it is not unusual for parents to help out

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Is a single year of non-residence enough to escape UK tax?

The issue Years ago some taxpayers would seek to ‘wash’ out dividends from their companies by becoming non-UK tax resident for a

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Why a cut in the basic rate of tax could hurt landlords

The issue Many landlords have felt somewhat shafted by tax legislation for a while now. The restriction of tax relief on finance

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Corporate losses, extended carry back

There is extended relief for corporate losses arising for limited companies in accounting periods that end between 1 April 2020 and 31 Ma...

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Self Assessment Tax Return – Penalties

For individuals within self-assessment, the filing deadline for the submission of the  2018/19 tax return is fast approaching. The submis...

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Personal Tax changes for the new tax year starting 6th Ap...

Personal Tax changes for the new tax year starting 6th April 2019 (2019/20).

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Budget 2018 SDLT – First time buyers relief

From 29 October 2018 the relief was extended to include first time buyers purchasing through approved shared ownership schemes who do no...

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Dividends – Legal and Illegal

One of the benefits of operating through a limited company is that it gives the owner managed company an opportunity for the director/sha...

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Stamp Duty Land Tax – Good news for first time buyers

In order to help first-time buyers get on the property ladder the government announced in the Autumn Budget on 22 November 2017 a lower...