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A tricky area in the tax syllabus is liquidations. The easiest way to think of this is that up to the date of liquidation the company as a legal entity still exists. This means that a distribution to shareholders before liquidation is treated an income distribution so...
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Neil Top Tips

It is not easy dealing with constant criticism especially when you are preparing for professional tax exams. What makes it even worse is when the criticism comes from ourselves. Most of us are much kinder and compassionate with other people compared to ourselves and...
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Neil Top Tips

The heatwave is finally here. Hope all of you are doing some tax revision while firing up the barbeque!When a client sets up a business, the two simple choices available are either set up a limited company or a sole trader’s unincorporated business.Let us assume...
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Capital allowances come up in every exam, yet many students lose these easy marks. Capital allowances are simply tax depreciation and there are 3 types of allowances -writing down allowance (WDA), annual investment allowance (AIA) and the first-year allowance (FYA) on...
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One of the fundamental areas in corporation tax is 75% groups. Companies in a 75% loss group can give each other trading losses while companies in a 75% gains group can transfer capital gains or capital losses. Group 1 is a simple 75% group -all 3 companies can give...