Incorporating and Disincorporating a Business, Third Edition provides clear, detailed and practical guidance on the tax issues, planning points and pitfalls which may be encountered when incorporating a sole trader or partnership business, or when transferring a company's business to a sole trader or partnership.
This authoritative handbook includes detailed coverage on all tax issues that might apply to small businesses, including income tax and NICs, CGT, IHT, VAT and stamp taxes as well as in-depth content on how to deal with legal and accounting compliance issues.
Since the publication of the last edition in early 2016, there has been significant legislative change reflected in several Finance Acts. This edition has been updated to reflect those changes. The changes include:
Entrepreneurs' relief: the relief restriction on the acquisition of goodwill from related parties (FA 2016) and subsequent changes to the relief conditions (FA 2019)
Dividend tax reforms (FA 2016)
The 'anti-phoenixism' targeted anti-abuse rule (FA 2016)
Change in tax rate for loans to participators (FA 2016)
Capital allowances changes – including increase in annual investment allowance and the new structures and buildings allowance (FA 2019)
The practical assistance contained within this book includes numerous worked examples, key point summaries, pro-forma elections and tables comparing the overall tax position for incorporated and unincorporated business owners, including the comparative tax impact of a bonus vs dividends.
This edition includes a chapter on the complex area of incorporating a limited liability partnership and a new chapter on incorporating a rental property business. The user-friendly structure features 'signposts' at the beginning of each chapter to provide a useful summary of the main points and 'focus points' which highlight important issues in each chapter. Tax practitioners, accountants and business proprietors will all benefit from the expert guidance offered by this book.
Mark McLaughlin CTA (Fellow) ATT (Fellow) TEP
TAX CONSULTANT
From January 1998 until December 2018, Mark was a consultant in his own tax practice, Mark McLaughlin Associates, which provided tax consultancy and support services to professional firms throughout the UK.
Mark is now a consultant with The TACS Partnership, an independent tax advisory firm that provides high quality, independent advice on all UK taxation matters.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation's Private Client (UK and International) Sub-Committees.
Mark is also a lecturer, and has featured in online tax lectures for Tolley Seminars Online.
TAX AUTHOR AND EDITOR
Mark is the Editor of the Core Tax Annuals 2006/07 to 2019/20 (Bloomsbury Professional), and is a co-author of the 'Inheritance Tax' Annuals 2006/07 to 2019/20 (Bloomsbury Professional).
Mark is Editor and a co-author of 'Tax Planning' (Bloomsbury Professional). He is a co-author of 'Ray & McLaughlin's Practical IHT Planning' (Bloomsbury Professional). Mark is also co-author of 'Incorporating and Disincorporating a Business' (Bloomsbury Professional).
He is Editor and co-author of 'HMRC Investigations Handbook' (Bloomsbury Professional). Mark is a co-author and General Editor of 'Buy-To-Let Property Tax Handbook' (Bloomsbury Professional). Mark has also written numerous articles for professional publications, including 'Taxation', 'Tax Adviser', 'Tolley's Practical Tax Newsletter' and 'Tax Journal'.
TAXATIONWEB
Mark is a Co-Founder of TaxationWeb (www.taxationweb.co.uk), which provides free information and resources on UK taxes to taxpayers and professionals.
TAX INSIDER
Mark is a Director of Tax Insider, and Editor of Tax Insider, Property Tax Insider and Business Tax Insider, which are monthly publications aimed at providing tax tips and tax saving ideas for taxpayers and professional advisers. He is also Chief Contributor to McLaughlin's Tax Case Review, a monthly journal published by Tax Insider.
