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Continuing duties after Walsham—limitation and the pitfalls of delay (Equitas v Sande Investments)

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Tax weekly highlights—8 April 2021

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UT reinstates follower notice penalty (HMRC v Comtek)

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Tax weekly highlights—1 April 2021

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What is an intangible fixed asset?

Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 (CTA 2009) is a specific corporation tax regime that applies exclusively to the gains and losses of intangible...

Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of a Jersey property unit trust (JPUT)

FORTHCOMING CHANGE relating to property rich collective investment vehicles and certain investors: HMRC is consulting until 16 December 2020 on draft...

SDLT—deeds of rectification

Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) ceased to apply to any land transaction involving any interests in or over land in Scotland from 1 April 2015. From that...

VAT—triangulation

Brexit: This Practice Note contains information on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018,...

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Unilateral relief for foreign tax

Unilateral relief, like double tax relief, aims to relieve double taxation. Subject to certain conditions being satisfied and specific limits,...

9th Nov

Practice notes

VAT on composite supplies

Brexit: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...

Produced in partnership with Martin Shah and Gary Barnett of Simmons & Simmons LLP 12th Jan

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Why have a tax covenant?

It is market practice for a tax covenant, also known as a tax deed, to form part of the transaction documents in respect of a sale of all the shares...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Capital reduction demergers

The reasons why a company might carry out a demerger, and the different ways in which a demerger may be structured, are described in Practice Notes:...

Produced in partnership with Zoe Feller of Bird & Bird 12th Jan

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Section 198 and 199 elections on transactions involving real estate

This Practice Note describes the law and practice relating to elections under section 198 or 199 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (CAA 2001), which...

Produced in partnership with Martin Wilson 12th Jan

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FATCA in the UK—the UK:US Intergovernmental Agreement: an outline

Coronavirus (COVID-19): HMRC has stated in its International Manual that if a financial institution cannot meet the FATCA reporting deadline of 31 May...

Produced in partnership with Ali Kazimi and Chris Orchard of Hansuke Consulting Limited 12th Jan

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Schemes of reconstruction defined

This Practice Note is about the meaning of a scheme of reconstruction for tax purposes.Tax neutrality is maintained where a company (company A) enters...

9th Nov

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What is a tax determination?

This Practice Note explains:•what a determination in respect of direct tax (ie a direct tax determination) is•when HMRC might issue a direct tax...

Produced in partnership with Philip Rutherford 12th Jan

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Direct tax treatment of damages and compensation payments

Where a dispute is brought to an end by a payment of damages or compensation, whether under a court order or an out-of-court settlement agreement:•the...

9th Nov

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VAT treatment of damages and compensation payments

A damages or compensation payment may attract VAT. This depends on exactly what the payment is for. If it is purely compensatory, it will be outside...

9th Nov

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Types of lending

Overdrafts, term loans and revolving credit facilitiesThree common types of loan facility are:•overdrafts•term loans, and•revolving credit facilities...

9th Nov

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EIS funds, including approved knowledge-intensive funds

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is designed to encourage investment in smaller, higher-risk trading companies by offering a range of tax...

9th Nov

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Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—summary

The regime for property authorised investment funds (PAIFs, or as HMRC use in regulations and their published guidance, Property AIFs)) was introduced...

Produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons LLP based on material originally written by Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax LLP 12th Jan

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Value shifting

The value shifting rules are anti-avoidance provisions. They are similar to the rules applying to depreciatory transactions in that they target the...

9th Nov

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Clause—tax gross up—commercial agreements

1 Withholding and grossing up 1.1 All sums payable under this [Agreement] by or on behalf of any party (for the...

9th Nov

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International movement of capital

The international movement of capital rules should be considered whenever:•any non-UK tax resident subsidiary (referred to in this note as a foreign...

9th Nov

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Loan note instrument—buyout—managers

£[insert number][insert rate]% [subordinated ]redeemable loan notes20[insert year][insert name of Issuer]This Instrument is dated [insert day and...

9th Apr

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Incentivising employees in private equity owned businesses

Private equity backed companiesThe issues facing private equity backed companies when using shares to incentivise employees are similar to those faced...

Produced in partnership with Becky Rees of Parisi Tax LLP 9th Apr

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Growth shares (value shares)

What are growth shares?Growth shares, also known as value shares or hurdle shares, are a special class of shares that have restricted rights. These...

9th Apr

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Taxation of international private equity funds—offshore fund structuring

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Ceinwen Rees and Penny Van den Brande of Macfarlanes LLP 9th Apr

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Secondary buyouts—income tax issues for the management team

This Practice Note examines how the income tax regime applies where UK managers dispose of interests in the target company as part of a private...

9th Apr

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Taxation of private equity funds—how is a fund structured?

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the structure of a typical onshore private equity fund. In particular, it explains:•what a private...

Produced in partnership with Emily Clark of Travers Smith 9th Apr

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Buyouts—deductibility of deal costs and VAT recovery for the acquisition group

This Practice Note examines the following issues that arise in the context of a private equity backed buyout: •the circumstances in which costs...

9th Apr

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Buyouts—tax issues for the acquisition group

This Practice Note summarises the main tax issues arising for the UK acquisition group in a private equity-backed buyout.In particular the...

9th Apr

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Income-based carried interest rules

The income-based carried interest (IBCI) rules form part of the legislation which governs the tax treatment of rewards received by fund managers. The...

9th Apr

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Growth capital—tax reliefs available to managers

This Practice Note summarises the key UK tax reliefs available to key individuals running a company that is seeking growth (ie seed, venture and...

9th Apr

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Secondary buyouts—tax issues for management

A secondary buyout (SBO) is broadly where a private equity firm buys a business that has previously been subject to a buyout. This Practice Note...

9th Apr

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Tax on private equity and venture capital—glossary of terms

This glossary sets out the meaning of key terms used when looking at tax issues that arise within the private equity and venture capital industry. For...

9th Apr

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Management buyouts—tax on performance ratchets

This Practice Note deals with private equity-backed management buyouts (MBOs) and examines the tax issues arising for UK managers on the operation of...

9th Apr

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Understanding the tax disclosure in a fund Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)

To seek out investors, a private equity fund will use a private placement memorandum (PPM) as its main marketing document. The content of a PPM is...

Produced in partnership with Catherine Sear of Proskauer Rose 9th Apr

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Growth capital—what tax reliefs are available to individual investors?

This Practice Note summarises the key UK tax reliefs available to individuals that provide seed and venture capital to unconnected start-up and early...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Transfer pricing and private equity transactions

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Batanayi Katongera of Macintyre Hudson 9th Apr

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How are investors in a private equity fund taxed on their share of the profits?

This Practice Note sets out how the investors in a typical UK private equity fund might be subject to UK taxation on their share of the fund's...

Produced in partnership with Emily Clark of Travers Smith 9th Apr

Practice notes

Management buyouts—tax reliefs available to managers

This Practice Note examines the UK tax reliefs available to a UK management team in a private equity-backed management buyout (MBO).For background...

9th Apr

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Tax on private equity acquisitions—international structuring

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Ceinwen Rees and Penny Van den Brande of Macfarlanes LLP 9th Apr

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Management buyouts—tax on management shareholdings

This Practice Note deals with private equity-backed UK management buyouts (MBOs) and examines the employment tax issues arising for a UK management...

9th Apr

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What is an intangible fixed asset?

Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of a Jersey property unit trust (JPUT)

SDLT—deeds of rectification

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