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20 April 2010 / Maria Kitt
Issue: 4251 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , Business , Income Tax
MARIA KITT considers the potential tax implications when a business is wound up

KEY POINTS

  • The need for a sound tax planning strategy.
  • Poor compliance can result in HMRC action.
  • Key capital gains tax mitigation.
  • Each alternative has unique tax issues.
  • Poor management including management of tax liabilities is a common cause of business failure.

At the time of writing Andrew Andronikou the administrator appointed to manage the affairs of Portsmouth Football Club which is reportedly more than £70 million in debt has been given the all-clear by the courts to proceed with the completion of the club’s administration.

This followed a winding-up order and subsequent legal challenge by HMRC into the bona fides of the club’s statements of its financial affairs in the High Court.

Mr Andronikou is...

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