entrepreneur's relief

S Corbett (TC3435)

A cafe owner wishes to sell his business, which is operated by his limited company. As director, he is still owed £18,000 from monies previously loaned to the company

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To mitigate income tax liability, a client transferred commercial property into the joint names of himself and his wife. However, only his share is eligible to capital gains tax entrepreneurs’ relief

Two of the partners in a five-partner firm own the property from which the business carries on its profession. An attractive offer has been made to purchase the premises before one of the owners retires