FEW READERS CAN honestly believe that the non-corporate distribution rate rules represent the best of recent tax policy. First, they were introduced in a rush; secondly, they introduced a large amount of unnecessary complexity; thirdly, but for the complexity, their overall effect is more or less akin to the repeal of the corporation tax starting rate.
From time to time I have the pleasure of putting my corporation tax commitments to one side and working instead alongside our corporate finance team in carrying out tax due diligence reviews, principally assisting banks with their investment decisions in private company acquisitions.

