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?
Demergers
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston reflects on his experience with demergers , with technical meanderings and practical observations of demerger transactions.
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.
EOT Share Valuation
The tax costs of overvaluation are significant should HMRC consider the transaction overvalued. Getting an independent valuation early in the EOT thought process is important.
Disqualifying an EOT
Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston looks at the events which can disqualify an EOT and at who becomes responsible for the tax payable.
EOT and EMI
Craig Simpson explains how using an EOT in tandem with an EMI can incentivise the new management team and maintain the EOT qualifying conditions.