Bates Weston Corporate Finance team announce the successful sale of Oaklands Support Limited to Swanton Care and Community Limited.
Oaklands Support Limited sale to Swanton Care and Community Limited
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Business Asset Disposal Relief
The changes to Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) announced in the Budget will reduce the rewards for those who take the risk of setting up a new business and driving its success.
Inheritance Tax and Business Property Relief
How will the changes to Business Property Relief affect your Inheritance Tax bill? If you hold shares in your trading company or an interest in a partnership or sole trader, from 6 April 2026 you are likely to pay 20% inheritance tax on the value of your holding or interest above £1m. Why? Because of the changes to Business Property Relief announced in the Autumn Budget.
What are we expecting in the Autumn Budget 2024?
A round up of the major announcements we expect to hear in the Autumn Budget 2024 and what we know already.
Business separation demerger
Richard Coombs, tax partner at Bates Weston looks at selling part of a business and considers whether a business separation demerger is the answer.
Labour’s tax plans
What do we know about the Government’s tax plans to date and what can we expect in the near future?
Planning System Reform
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, sets out her plans for planning system reform in her first major speech today. You can see her 7 point plan here.
EOT Deferred Consideration
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston, considers the implications of using deferred consideration to pay outgoing shareholders when an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is created.
Capital Gains Tax hike on the way?
Should you consider accelerating your business disposal to capture the current rates of Capital Gains Tax?
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