Tax Issues in M&A

Our M&A tax trainer is a Chartered Accountant who qualified with PwC in 1988, spending his last 18 months in the Corporate Tax department. In 1989, our specialist joined a leading financial training company as a tax tutor. Since 1992, he has been self-employed as a Professional Tutor and Training Consultant, specialising in tax update courses for accountants, lawyers and investment managers.

Redcliffe’s M&A tax course trainer writes regularly for Tax Insider and speaks at conferences of bodies such as the ICAEW and CIOT.

Sessions cover M&A tax issues, including:

• The key issues affecting purchasers, including capital allowances, stamp taxes, tax relief for financing costs and anti-avoidance when buying a loss-making company
• The key issues affecting vendors, including:
  • Business Asset Disposal Relief, with particular emphasis on the changes in recent Finance Acts
  • The tax treatment of various forms of consideration, such as loan notes or earn-outs
• Corporate reorganisations
  • Group tax rules
  • Hive-downs, demergers
• The importance of obtaining HMRC clearances
• Other compliance points (e.g. warranties and indemnities)
• In overview rather than detail: the tax issues affecting employee shares

• M&A Tax sessions are delivered by a Chartered Accountant with over 35 years of experience in Tax Training
• The course covers a wide range of business and personal taxes
• There are many numerical examples to aid in the understanding of potential tax exposure
• Tax traps and planning areas are highlighted throughout, along with relevant cases

There are a huge number of issues to consider across a range of taxes when dealing with company purchases and disposals. This M&A tax course explores transactions from both the purchaser’s and vendor’s perspectives, and considers both individual and corporate owners.

Emphasis will be given to the unexpected tax charges that can catch the unwary, along with the reliefs available when deals are planned and structured tax-efficiently. Key compliance areas, such as warranties and obtaining HMRC clearances, will also be discussed.

To aid delegates’ understanding, the course material will include numerous numerical examples.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the detailed outline for a Public M&A tax course delivered online. For an In-House live presentation, sections can be expanded or deleted to suit your bespoke requirements.