Group planning and advisory tax
Examples of our recent work include:
Privately owned multinational group
Providing tax structuring advice for a privately owned multinational group and its shareholders in relation to their financing arrangements, including forex issues.
Domestic group
Together with leading independent local counsel, advising a domestic group on its proposed international expansion and associated holding company and intellectual property ownership structuring.
Listed multinational group
Advising a listed multinational group on employment tax issues arising in the course of its business.
Major multinational groups
Advising major multinational groups on their corporate governance and residence arrangement.
Overseas individuals and corporate clients
Advising overseas individuals and corporate clients on the tax implications associated with coming to and living in the UK and/or setting up a family office or corporate group here.
Tax structured products
Providing impartial “second opinion” advice in relation to tax structured products proposed to our clients by promoters.
Trading groups
Advising trading groups on the availability of the substantial shareholding exemption from corporation tax on chargeable gains and optimal structuring for acquisitions and joint ventures to preserve eligibility for the exemption.
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"Macfarlanes' unique combination of cutting-edge corporate tax and private client expertise makes them an obvious choice for our transactional work and group structuring advice."
Mark Poole - Finance Director and Deputy Chief Executive, Virgin Group