Well thought out planning if carried out in a timely manner can significantly reduce tax costs for companies and their shareholders alike. It could also avoid an unforeseen, or perhaps even unnecessary, tax charge, especially if the company is carrying out a transaction outside of its normal trading activities.

We have the experience and credentials to work with our clients on a wide range of corporate tax matters including:

• Annual tax planning
• Group strategies for loss relief and management charges
• Research and development claims
• Structuring of the acquisition and disposal of capital assets
• Tax support for acquisitions and disposals of companies and other capital assets, including tax warranties and covenants
• Structuring new businesses and joint ventures
• Earn outs
• Restructuring existing groups of companies for commercial and tax reasons
• Tax efficient withdrawl of money by shareholders from companies
• Amending the shareholding structure of a company, including purchase of own shares, demergers and issue of new shares
• Advising companies and groups in administration or liquidation
• Benefits and implications of incorporation
• Offshore structures
• Stamp duty relief for corporate restructuring and intra group transfer of assets
• Maximising capital allowances claims
• Claims for sovereign immunity
• Expanding overseas
• Demergers
• Establishing short term non-residence to eliminate capital gains tax on the disposal of businesses
• The establishment of employee share option schemes to attract, incentivise and retain key employees
• The use of employment benefit trusts (EBTs) and other forms of employee remuneration