The way an acquisition is financed can be just as important as the business being bought. A carefully negotiated structure may reduce the amount of external borrowing required, improve cash flow and make a transaction more workable for both buyer

Family Investment Companies were once regarded as a specialist planning tool, but that is changing. With frozen Inheritance Tax thresholds, higher investment taxes and pensions moving into the IHT net from April 2027, more families are looking for ways to

The Government may have promised not to raise the main taxes on working people, but that does not mean your pension, property, investments, business or estate are protected from change. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax

Owning more than one limited company can have Corporation Tax consequences that are easy to miss. The associated company rules can reduce the profit thresholds at which Corporation Tax increases and may also bring quarterly instalment payments into play much

Selling through Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Amazon can make reaching customers easier, but the VAT position behind those sales is not always as straightforward as the money arriving in your bank account. Platform commissions, refunds, discounts, delivery charges

We have covered the dispute between Property118, Cotswold Barristers and HMRC throughout. The latest decision is an important victory for the promoters, but it does not settle whether the underlying tax planning works. The First-tier Tribunal has cancelled the Scheme