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Where loans are written off or provided for in the accounts of the lender, or released and written back in the accounts of the borrower, there can be exceptions to the basic rule on the tax treatment of loan relationships. Paul Howard explains

Howard Murray and Sara Stewart take a look at the main tax issues as well as any other particular issues arising from pre-sale hive-downs and debt reorganisations.

Bradley Phillips and Perminder Gainda explain the tax implications of the different types of demerger structures that UK companies typically adopt to split their activities into two or more separate companies, along with a worked example

In this comprehensive back to basics article, Robert Harness provides an overview of both the accounting and tax treatment of leased chattels and a summary table of the key differences.

Michael Hunter sets out some of the main issues to be thought through when advising on a capital contribution. He focuses on the risk of the contribution being taxed as trading income and on the tax treatment of the person making the contribution.

The supply of land and property is a complex VAT area. Kevin Hall and Vaughn Chown provide your refresher guide to the rules, with examples

The price of an appeal is an important consideration, writes Liesl Fichardt

John Lovell and Paula Tallon explain how to handle practical problems caused by the increase in the annual investment allowance limit and the capital allowances changes in FA 2012

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