We advise on the following areas in particular:

• Tax issues for businesses, including:
  • Corporate tax planning:
    • Mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganisations;
    • Cross-border tax issues, including inward investment into the UK;
  • Value added tax (and other indirect taxes such as customs duty and the various stamp taxes on shares and land)
• Employment tax issues, including employee incentives such as employee share schemes and employee trusts;
• International tax planning for individuals; and
• Tax disputes and investigations (including litigation).

We advise on the best way to proceed, taking into account both commercial and tax issues. We have good relationships with advisers in many other jurisdictions and can ask them to assist if required.

We have experience of tax litigation in a variety of courts and tribunals.