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Business Tax Advice

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Want Some Tax Advice? >>
Fill out a contact form detailing which areas of tax you would like help with and someone from Goldsmiths LLP will get in touch with you.
Getting the tax right on business sales >>
Start your preparations early, advise Goldsmiths LLP, to exploit entrepreneurs' relief on capital gains tax.
Reducing tax on sales for management buy-out teams >>
Taxes on business sales have become more punitive in recent years, so it's worth doing your research to minimise your liabilities.
Tax planning on company sales >>
Exploiting annual exemptions on capital gains tax and other ways to minimise your tax liability when selling a company.
Company purchase of shares & entrepreneurs’ relief >>
If shareholders have fallen out or an owner-manager has left your company, then this could be a useful article.
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) relief – great if you can get it >>
Goldsmiths LLP explains why the Enterprise Investment Scheme is so difficult to qualify for - but also enormously worthwhile if you do.
Selling shares and using earn-outs >>
Earn-outs, where payment for acquired companies is deferred until certain performance criteria are met, are an an increasingly common funding method.

Goldsmiths LLP presents a series of business tax guides, case studies and updates tax law to business buyers and sellers. Written by experts with impeccable credentials in tax planning, these articles cover the principal tax issues involved in buying a business or selling a business.

But tax is a complex issue and online tax help alone can’t prepare you for the tax demands entailed in business sales. As well as offering UK tax advice in the form of written guides, Goldsmiths LLP also offers you tailored business tax help on a range of matters. The leading tax specialists invite you to click on the topmost, left-hand link among the articles above, entitled ‘Want Some Tax Advice?’ and fill out a short business tax advice contact form detailing the tax topics you want help with. The contact form also appears at the foot of every article in this section, so if reading about management buyouts or capital gains tax leaves you wanting to know more then you can get further tax assistance over the phone or in person. If you want to find an accountant to advise you on business taxes then Goldsmiths, which boasts a sterling reputation for great value and high quality in tax services, is a good firm to approach first.

Goldsmiths keeps abreast of changes to tax legislation. Though the written financial advice is up to date at the time of writing, business tax rates and business tax laws can always change, so another advantage of seeking personal tax planning advice from professional specialists is you can be certain the information is up to date, while the tax advice is tailored to your circumstances.

Tax preparation advisers from the firm have written tax articles, and offer you professional advice, on the following tax topics: capital gains tax (CGT); entrepreneurs’ relief; capital allowances; business property relief for IHT; deferral of tax liability; sheltering gains; VAT implications; potential income tax pitfalls; termination payments for directors; stamp duty and stamp duty land tax; domicile and residence; use of trusts; and other areas pertaining to paying taxes on business sales. Buying a business tax advice and selling a business tax advice encompasses small-business tax, corporate tax, company tax and mid-market tax help – so you’ll find anything from capital gains tax, which forms part of small-business tax preparation as it does for larger businesses, to selling shares and using earn-outs, company purchase of shares and entrepreneurs relief.

This tax advice section has been created with the help of Goldsmiths LLP because tax is an area best left to the experts. Labyrinthine and technical tax guides are something we’ve left to accountants and tax preparation experts, who impart business tax help on all areas of business sales. Whether it’s capitalising on tax reliefs like the Enterprise Investment Scheme, ensuring you meet your obligations according to tax laws, or tax tips on avoiding loopholes, this section is a comprehensive resource.