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It could lead traditional “residential to residential” developers to look to “commercial to residential” schemes?

Additional SDLT for Property Developers – What is the bottom line?

Cetin Suleyman - Partner - csuleyman@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 21st March 2016

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Capital Gains Tax was reduced from 28% to 20% for some, but significantly the pressure has been maintained on residential property with buy-to-let landlords being excluded from the reduction. Further bad news for property investors was the exclusion of any cap from the 3% additional Stamp Duty Land Tax for large investors.

Budget 2016 – The Analysis

Richard Verge - Tax Director - rverge@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 17th March 2016

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The UK’s tax system is going digital. The UK is a world centre for technology innovation and the UK government recognises the need to keep pace. It promises the digital transformation of tax administration, leaving more time to plan and utilise the abundance of tax reliefs available in the UK.

Why the HMRC’s digital transformation will make the UK even more open for business

Philip Woodgate - Partner - pwoodgate@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 15th March 2016

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tax planning is an area where many want to see the Government take greater control. Perception from recent high-profile cases of larger multinationals, such as Google and Starbucks, is that these organisations need to pay ‘their fair share’.

2016 Budget Options: Pensions, CGT and Income Tax allowance

Nigel Wilkinson - nwilkinson@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 15th March 2016

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Whatever your business, it is worth taking a long-term view when considering how you exit the company eventually and how your staff are rewarded in the meantime and I strongly recommend seeking advice to ensure you have a plan in place to deal with any changes that are coming.

Reasons why entrepreneurs should take a longer term view and not rush to liquidate their company.

Cetin Suleyman - Partner - csuleyman@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 1st March 2016

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The new regime comes into effect on 6 April 2016, to avoid falling within the new regime dividends must be paid before then.

When to pay dividends this year in light of the new dividend regime or What a difference a day makes – tax on dividends paid on 5th April v. tax on dividends paid on 6th April 2016.

Sangeeta Berou - sangeeta.berou@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 18th February 2016

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We are buoyant and excited about the future

Growing a successful property business – RIB’s story

Cetin Suleyman - Partner - csuleyman@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 4th February 2016

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If the government really wants to help those companies then a shake-up of the planning process would be a real business improver.

Housebuilders’ Outlook for 2016: Will all housebuilders really benefit from the UK government’s new commitment to build affordable homes?

Jane Bates - Partner - jbates@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 25th January 2016

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From 6 April 2016 the annual allowance is to be tapered down to £10,000 for certain “high earners”, but calculating who is affected is not straight forward.

High Earners: Don’t miss last chance to maximise your pension savings

Janet Pilborough-Skinner - jpilborough-skinner@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 21st January 2016

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The excitement of the leaked plans to build 400,000 new homes by 2020 was dampened somewhat by the announcement of a new 3% stamp duty levy on the purchase of second homes both for personal and buy-to-let use.

The 2015 Autumn Statement

Richard Verge - Tax Director - rverge@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 26th November 2015

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It could lead traditional “residential to residential” developers to look to “commercial to residential” schemes?

Additional SDLT for Property Developers – What is the bottom line?

Budget 2016 – The Analysis

The UK’s tax system is going digital. The UK is a world centre for technology innovation and the UK government recognises the need to keep pace. It promises the digital transformation of tax administration, leaving more time to plan and utilise the abundance of tax reliefs available in the UK.

Why the HMRC’s digital transformation will make the UK even more open for business

tax planning is an area where many want to see the Government take greater control. Perception from recent high-profile cases of larger multinationals, such as Google and Starbucks, is that these organisations need to pay ‘their fair share’.

2016 Budget Options: Pensions, CGT and Income Tax allowance

Whatever your business, it is worth taking a long-term view when considering how you exit the company eventually and how your staff are rewarded in the meantime and I strongly recommend seeking advice to ensure you have a plan in place to deal with any changes that are coming.

Reasons why entrepreneurs should take a longer term view and not rush to liquidate their company.

The new regime comes into effect on 6 April 2016, to avoid falling within the new regime dividends must be paid before then.

When to pay dividends this year in light of the new dividend regime or What a difference a day makes – tax on dividends paid on 5th April v. tax on dividends paid on 6th April 2016.

We are buoyant and excited about the future

Growing a successful property business – RIB’s story

If the government really wants to help those companies then a shake-up of the planning process would be a real business improver.

Housebuilders’ Outlook for 2016: Will all housebuilders really benefit from the UK government’s new commitment to build affordable homes?

From 6 April 2016 the annual allowance is to be tapered down to £10,000 for certain “high earners”, but calculating who is affected is not straight forward.

High Earners: Don’t miss last chance to maximise your pension savings

The excitement of the leaked plans to build 400,000 new homes by 2020 was dampened somewhat by the announcement of a new 3% stamp duty levy on the purchase of second homes both for personal and buy-to-let use.

The 2015 Autumn Statement