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Investing: loans vs shares

Personal Tax

You have the opportunity to invest in a promising start-up company. You can either purchase shares or lend it the money. What are the potential tax consequences you need to factor in when making your decision?

08.05.2026

Are you overlooking company pension contributions?

Personal Tax

Having your company top up your pension is one of the most tax-efficient ways to extract profits, yet many owner managers still default to taking a combination of salary and dividends. Are you ready to take your tax planning to the next level?

06.05.2026

Can officers ignore minor input tax errors?

VAT

If your business has claimed input tax on an invoice where the supplier has charged VAT incorrectly, HMRC can disallow your claim by issuing an assessment. Can the officer waive that power to achieve a common sense outcome?

29.04.2026

Will HMRC treat late processed invoices as errors?

VAT

Your business processes invoices when they have been approved by budget holders, so some will be processed a month late, delaying your input tax claim. How might HMRC’s updated guidance help here?

24.04.2026

Are redundancy payments tax deductible?

Business Tax, Personal Tax

A seemingly simple question we’re often asked is how much tax relief a business is entitled to for redundancy payments. The answer is that it depends on the situation. How might the circumstances of a redundancy affect the tax deduction?

23.04.2026

Tapering IHT on gifts

Personal Tax

You want to make some large cash gifts to your children but you’re worried about the inheritance tax (IHT) implications. ChatGPT says the rate of tax is reduced if you survive more than three years, but you’ve also read that you need to survive seven years. Which is it?

16.04.2026