Real Estate and Corporate Tax

Almost all commercial decisions made by any business whether in the private or public sector will have a tax implication. It is our role within Clarke Willmott to ensure that your business understands those tax implications and to work with you and our colleagues in providing innovative tax solutions so that you achieve your commercial objectives.

The UK Government is keen to protect its tax revenue and this is evidenced by the increasing volume of regulation and tax legislation that we have seen over recent years and there is no indication that this policy will change. Accordingly, we aim to guide you through this tax minefield making the complicated simple.

We can provide stand-alone bespoke tax solutions as well as working with your existing advisers in implementing structures.

Our service covers:

Real Estate and Construction

• Structuring and establishing vehicles for property acquisition
• Advising on property development and structures
• Acquisitions and disposals
• VAT, SDLT, capital allowances and CIS
• Housing Associations/charities and related issues

Retail

• Acquisitions, disposals, demergers and restructuring
• Management incentivisation
• Employee issues/termination payments
• VAT

Renewable Energy

• Landfill tax
• Climate change levy
• Aggregates levy

Sport

• Acquisition and disposal of land (SDLT/VAT/capital allowances)
• Corporate tax/transfer pricing
• Charitable issues
• VAT

Examples of our work include:

• Advising on the VAT and SDLT issues on major regeneration projects
• Advising on the tax aspects of a property development and structures
• Advising local authorities, RDA's, NHS bodies on joint ventures and public private partnerships
• Advising on group restructuring and demergers
• MBO's and secondary buyouts
• EIS/EMI issues
• Advising Registered Providers on SDLT, VAT and charitable issues
• Judicial review

Contact: Andrew Campbell