PRIVATE BUSINESS TAXES

Discount loans to employess

Calculation of business profits by HMRC

Negligible value claim on shares in a company which is still trading

Was a film partnership trading?

Draft legislation is to be included in Finance Bill 2014 to counter tax avoidance through the use of a partnership, but with more people being affected than previously thought, there is more thinking to be done, says James McCredie.

Michael Avient answers a query on the payment of tax on trading losses that are the subject of an enquiry.

By George Bull

Loan to employee

Practitioner views on the impact of the Autumn Statement:

• James Bullock examines the enforcement and compliance issues;
• Tony Beare considers the impact on multinational corporations;
• Peter Vaines examines the private client perspective;
• David Whiscombe on the impact of the chancellor’s announcement on SMEs;
• John Hawksworth provides an economic perspective.

Your guide to the key measures