Taxation matters in the United Kingdom are becoming ever more complex and difficult for businesses to manage. At Keystone, we have a team of specialist taxation lawyers who provide dedicated stand alone tax advice, tax structuring advice and transactional tax advice resulting from any business activity. Our expertise crosses a wide range of taxation issues affecting commercial transactions, including VAT and stamp taxes and those arising from corporate re-organisations and disposals. We also advise on contentious taxation matters, defending and pursuing claims against HMRC, and some international tax matters.
Keystone's corporate taxation solicitors advise on:
Corporate
- Applications for EIS/VCT relief
- Asset finance
- Corporate restructuring and MBOs
- Demergers
- Exit strategies
- Fund raising, CGT planning,
- Joint Ventures, franchising, IP licensing, PFI/PPP projects
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
- Private Equity funds
- Stamp Duty
- Tax indemnities and warranties
Employment
- PAYE regulations
- Pensions
- Personal service companies
- Remuneration packages
- Share option and share incentive schemes
- Termination packages
Property
- Capital allowance structuring
- Development structures
- Enterprise zone schemes
- Stamp Duty savings schemes
- VAT structures
Media / Technology
- Film funds
- Research and development tax relief/credits
Finance and Banking
- All aspects of derivatives legislation
- Capital markets advice
- Bond and loan issues
- Complex cross-border structured finance
- Emerging markets investments & structures
- Offshore investment vehicles
International
- Double taxation relief, withholding taxes, transfer pricing
- Foreign property holding structures
- Holding Company Structures
- International employee structuring
- Inward and outward investment
- Permanent establishment issues
Litigation and dispute resolution
- Customs disputes
- Defending claims by HMRC
- Judicial review of HMRC actions
- MTIC fraud and allegations thereof
- Remittance of duties
- Taxation disputes
- Tribunal proceedings
- VAT disputes
