Business separation demerger

Business separation demerger

Richard Coombs, tax partner at Bates Weston looks at selling part of a business and considers whether a business separation demerger is the answer.

Labour’s tax plans

Labour’s tax plans

What do we know about the Government’s tax plans to date and what can we expect in the near future?

Planning System Reform

Planning System Reform

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, sets out her plans for planning system reform in her first major speech today. You can see her 7 point plan here.

Labour’s tax plans

EOT Deferred Consideration

Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston, considers the implications of using deferred consideration to pay outgoing shareholders when an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is created.

HMRC clearance

HMRC clearance

Craig Simpson, Tax partner at Bates Weston explains how HMRC clearances work, and when and why you might need them.