Corporate Tax

Ashfords' Corporate Tax Team advises on the full range of corporate tax issues that arise on corporate and commercial property transactions, with clients ranging from listed plcs to small owner managed businesses.

We also provide stand-alone advice on corporate tax issues as and when they arise, and have a wealth of experience advising on joint ventures, structuring termination payments, and employee share schemes.

We also work closely with our Private Client Team to provide tax advice to individual directors and shareholders of our Corporate clients.

• Advising on corporate tax issues arising from corporate transactions;
• Cross border and multi-jurisdictional tax issues;
• Tax exit strategies for shareholders;
• VAT on commercial property transactions; and
• Stamp duty and stamp duty land tax planning.

Recent work undertaken includes:

• Transactional support to the in-house legal department of Pennon Group Plc on the acquisition by Viridor Waste Management Limited of independent integrated recycling and waste management operator Reconomy Recycling Solutions;
• Corporate tax advice to Petrofac Limited on its share purchase of Scotvalve Services, with businesses in Scotland, Egypt, Algeria and Sudan;
• Advising Schlumberger Oilfield UK plc on the taxation aspects of various company acquisitions; and
• Providing tax advice on the sale of Small House Homes Limited to Modus Care Limited.