HMRC seems to confirm that the cost of professional tax advice does indeed represent good value for money.
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Capital Gains Tax and family succession
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston considers the threat of Capital Gains Tax increases and the impact on family succession timing.
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
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.
Demergers
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston reflects on his experience with demergers , with technical meanderings and practical observations of demerger transactions.
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.
EOT Share Valuation
The tax costs of overvaluation are significant should HMRC consider the transaction overvalued. Getting an independent valuation early in the EOT thought process is important.
Disqualifying an EOT
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston looks at the events which can disqualify an EOT and at who becomes responsible for the tax payable.
Spring Budget 2024 Summary
Read our Spring Budget 2024 Summary Report here.
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