No trading company – No problem?

Many company owners hope to claim business asset disposal relief (BADR) (formerly known as entrepreneurs’ relief) on an eventual sale of their shares, to benefit from the special capital gains tax rate of only 10%. The small print In most cases, the BADR provisions on a share disposal require that certain conditions are satisfied for […]

It’s a trust – but not as we know it!

Some individuals might assume that the creation of a trust necessarily involves a written document (commonly a ‘trust deed’ in England and Wales), which appoints the trustees, states the terms of the trust and identifies the beneficiaries and the trust property that will be subject to the trust. Bare trusts However, it is well established […]