Corporate Tax
Business tax law is a challenging and changing arena. New judgments and legislation regularly throw what was regarded as the “status quo“ into disarray. Current and rising budget deficits are putting pressure on tax authorities and government treasuries to maximise the tax take and this, together with the credit crunch related squeeze on margins, has only intensified the challenge for individuals and businesses to structure tax efficiently. Tax law and its implications have never been higher on business agendas.
Why we are different
Optimum tax efficiency only comes from continual monitoring of these legislative changes and initiatives. In this way our specialist tax team can apply the latest thinking to your organisation’s transactions and day-to-day commercial operations. Each of our corporate tax lawyers has more than 20 years experience from top City firms in his or her chosen field. They are renowned for their lateral thinking and the ability to turn theory into practice with surgical effect.
Services
- UK and international tax law
- Mergers, acquisitions and de-mergers
- Reorganisations
- Joint ventures
- Capital raising
- Private equity and carried interest arrangements
- Real estate transactions and investment
- Cross-border transactions
- Tax-efficient employee incentives
- Personal tax liability.
Experience
- Structuring a management team interest in a joint venture with a major offshore property fund, which included carried interest arrangements designed to give them a 10% tax rate.
- Advising an offshore property fund on the acquisition of a £150m property portfolio.
- Advising a property services company in relation to a de-merger and a joint venture with a major investment bank.
- Advising an online gaming company on corporate restructuring and jurisdiction.
- Acquisition of a £70m property portfolio in an Offshore Unit Trust.
- Advising a regulated financial services organisation on tax efficient share based incentive arrangements for key staff.
- Advising UK non-domiciliary on structuring new engagement with a Russian investment manager with a view to avoiding Russian and UK taxes.
- Advising a non-UK purchaser of a UK commercial property SPV and its subsequent tax free reorganization with a view to ring fencing future growth in value from inherited risks and liabilities.
- Advising a professional partnership on the potential to avoid the 50% income tax rate.