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Is Labour’s rumoured attack on partnerships justified?

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

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Don’t forget about BADR in transactions

The issue Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), previously known as Entrepreneurs’ Relief is possibly nearing extinction. It was not lon...

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Do knee-jerk lump sum pension withdrawals make sense?

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

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Beware of ‘limitation of relief’ clauses in tax treaties

The issue There are many tax treaties between the UK and various different countries. These are agreements between the countries about who

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Avoid earnouts when substantial shareholding exemption is...

The issue The substantial shareholding exemption (SSE) is a useful corporation tax relief which exempts corporate sellers from paying cor...

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How the new merged R&D scheme can lead to late payme...

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

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Angela Rayner forced to resign as deputy prime minister f...

The issue The issue all revolves around the stamp duty land tax (‘SDLT’) position on Angela Rayner’s purchase of a seaside flat in

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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 HMRC

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Why the wealthy are flooding back to the UK

The issue You may have looked twice at this title because a truer statement is perhaps that the wealthy are leaving the

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Give away the family home to reduce IHT!

The issue Hopefully quite a few readers have reacted to this title by saying (or thinking!) something like “You can’t get a

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Don’t forget about the inheritance tax disadvantage...

The issue Although Business Property Relief (BPR) is being ‘watered down’ from 6 April 2026 it is still an important relief from

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Deeds of variation can reduce SDLT!

The issue When a person dies it is possible to amend their will for most practical purposes if this is done within