Most would probably agree that the current rate of tax on carried interest is too low. But whatever solution is adopted, a balance needs to be struck between complexity and ‘fairness’, writes Heather Self (Blick Rothenberg).
Paul Townson and Sophie Mehta (BDO) provide a back to basics guide to this valuable relief which can help the transferor with their immediate CGT implications of gifting assets.
Julie Butler and Fred Butler (Butler & Co Alresford) examine an FTT case that denied a deduction for legal expenditure incurred defending rights to a number of assets ‘collectively’ when one of those assets was sold separately.
Dominic Stuttaford and Sofia Casselbrant (Norton Rose Fulbright) consider the FTT’s decision in Hargreaves and its implications for the UK withholding tax regime.
Chris Holmes and Ben Handley (BDO) provide a practical guide to one of the oldest statutory CGT reliefs that is subject to some strict conditions and restrictions.