Business Tax Advisors
Comprehensive business tax advisory services for UK companies, helping finance directors and CFOs navigate complex tax legislation and optimise tax positions
Comprehensive Business Tax Advisory Services
Effective business tax management requires specialist expertise across multiple tax regimes, strategic planning capabilities, and deep understanding of complex legislation. Acumon's business tax advisory service provides comprehensive support to help finance directors and CFOs navigate corporation tax, capital gains tax, VAT, inheritance tax, and specialist tax reliefs while ensuring full compliance with HMRC requirements.
Our team includes qualified tax advisors, many of whom have previously worked for HMRC, providing unique insights into tax legislation and effective strategies for working with HMRC. This experience, combined with our integrated tax, accounts, and audit expertise, enables us to identify tax optimisation opportunities that may be missed by firms operating in silos.
ATED (Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings)
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) applies to UK residential properties owned by companies, partnerships with corporate members, or collective investment schemes. ATED compliance requires annual returns and payment of tax, with various reliefs available that can significantly reduce or eliminate ATED liabilities.
Our ATED service includes assessment of ATED liability, identification of available reliefs (including rental property relief, property development relief, and property trading relief), preparation and submission of ATED returns, and strategic planning to minimise ATED costs through appropriate structuring and relief utilisation.
Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
Capital gains tax applies to disposals of business assets, shares, and property, with various reliefs and exemptions available that can significantly reduce CGT liabilities. Effective CGT planning requires understanding of reliefs such as Business Asset Disposal Relief (formerly Entrepreneurs' Relief), incorporation relief, and holdover relief.
Our CGT service includes strategic CGT planning for business disposals, identification and utilisation of available reliefs, calculation of CGT liabilities, preparation of CGT returns, and advice on structuring transactions to minimise CGT costs. We help finance directors understand the CGT implications of business decisions and optimise CGT outcomes.
Capital Allowances and Super Deductions
Capital allowances provide tax relief for capital expenditure on qualifying assets, with various rates and reliefs available including annual investment allowance, writing down allowances, and first-year allowances. The super deduction and full expensing regimes provide enhanced relief for qualifying capital expenditure.
Our capital allowances service includes identification of qualifying expenditure, maximisation of capital allowances claims, advice on super deduction and full expensing eligibility, preparation of capital allowances computations, and strategic planning to optimise capital allowances relief. We help businesses maximise tax relief on capital expenditure while ensuring compliance with complex capital allowances legislation.
Inheritance Tax (IHT)
Inheritance tax planning is critical for business owners seeking to preserve wealth for future generations while minimising IHT liabilities. Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR) can provide significant IHT reliefs, while various planning strategies can help reduce IHT exposure.
Our IHT service includes assessment of IHT exposure, identification of available reliefs including BPR and APR, development of IHT planning strategies, advice on trust structures and estate planning, and ongoing IHT planning support. We help business owners understand IHT implications and develop strategies to preserve wealth for future generations.
Corporation Tax
Corporation tax is a significant cost for UK companies, requiring careful management to ensure compliance while optimising tax positions. Effective corporation tax management requires understanding of tax rates, reliefs, deductions, and planning opportunities.
Our corporation tax service includes preparation of corporation tax returns, strategic corporation tax planning, identification of tax reliefs and deductions, advice on group tax planning, management of corporation tax payments and instalments, and representation during HMRC enquiries. We help finance directors navigate complex corporation tax legislation and optimise corporation tax outcomes.
Property Taxes
Property transactions involve multiple tax considerations including stamp duty land tax (SDLT), capital gains tax, corporation tax, and VAT. Effective property tax planning requires understanding of all relevant tax regimes and strategic structuring of property transactions.
Our property tax service includes SDLT planning and compliance, CGT advice for property disposals, corporation tax planning for property companies, VAT advice for property transactions, and integrated property tax planning. We help businesses and individuals optimise tax outcomes for property transactions while ensuring compliance.
Double Taxation / Double Tax Relief
International businesses and individuals face the risk of double taxation where income is taxed in multiple jurisdictions. Double tax treaties provide mechanisms to eliminate or reduce double taxation through tax credits, exemptions, and reduced withholding tax rates.
Our double taxation service includes analysis of double tax treaty provisions, identification of available reliefs, calculation of double tax relief, preparation of double tax relief claims, and strategic international tax planning. We help businesses and individuals minimise double taxation and optimise international tax positions.
Patent Box
The Patent Box regime provides a reduced corporation tax rate of 10% on profits derived from qualifying intellectual property, including patents and certain other IP rights. Patent Box can significantly reduce corporation tax for companies with qualifying IP.
Our Patent Box service includes assessment of Patent Box eligibility, identification of qualifying IP and profits, calculation of Patent Box relief, preparation of Patent Box claims, and strategic planning to maximise Patent Box benefits. We help innovative companies maximise tax relief on IP-related profits.
Non-Dom Tax
Non-domiciled individuals (non-doms) face complex UK tax rules, with opportunities for remittance basis taxation and various planning strategies available. Non-dom tax planning requires understanding of domicile rules, remittance basis elections, and the interaction of UK and overseas tax regimes.
Our non-dom tax service includes assessment of domicile status, advice on remittance basis elections, strategic non-dom tax planning, preparation of non-dom tax returns, and ongoing non-dom tax support. We help non-domiciled individuals understand their UK tax obligations and optimise their tax position.
R&D Tax Credits
R&D tax credits provide significant tax relief for companies undertaking qualifying research and development activities. R&D tax credits can provide cash refunds or corporation tax reductions, making them a valuable source of funding for innovative companies.
Our R&D tax credits service includes identification of qualifying R&D activities, preparation of R&D tax credit claims, calculation of R&D expenditure and relief, support during HMRC R&D enquiries, and strategic R&D tax planning. We help innovative companies maximise R&D tax credit claims while ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
Ex-Pat Tax
Expatriates face complex UK tax rules, with opportunities for split-year treatment, foreign service relief, and various planning strategies available. Expat tax planning requires understanding of UK residence rules, split-year treatment, and the interaction of UK and overseas tax regimes.
Our expat tax service includes assessment of UK tax residence status, advice on split-year treatment and foreign service relief, strategic expat tax planning, preparation of expat tax returns, and ongoing expat tax support. We help expatriates understand their UK tax obligations and optimise their tax position.
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is a significant cost in property transactions, with various reliefs and exemptions available that can significantly reduce SDLT liabilities. Effective SDLT planning requires understanding of SDLT rates, reliefs, and structuring opportunities.
Our SDLT service includes SDLT calculations and compliance, identification of available SDLT reliefs, strategic SDLT planning, preparation of SDLT returns, and SDLT refund claims. We help businesses and individuals minimise SDLT costs while ensuring compliance.
HMRC Tax Investigations and Tax Enquiries
HMRC tax investigations and enquiries can be complex, time-consuming, and stressful, requiring expert representation to protect interests and minimise potential tax liabilities. Effective investigation management requires understanding of HMRC procedures, negotiation strategies, and settlement approaches.
Our HMRC investigation service includes comprehensive representation during investigations, preparation of responses to HMRC enquiries, negotiation of settlements, penalty minimisation strategies, and support for voluntary disclosures. Many of our tax specialists have previously worked for HMRC, providing unique insights into investigation procedures and effective representation strategies.
VAT
VAT is a complex tax regime affecting most businesses, requiring careful management to ensure compliance while optimising VAT positions. Effective VAT management requires understanding of VAT registration, VAT rates, input tax recovery, and various VAT schemes and reliefs.
Our VAT service includes VAT registration and compliance, VAT return preparation, VAT planning and optimisation, partial exemption advice, international VAT support, and representation during HMRC VAT enquiries. We help businesses navigate complex VAT legislation and optimise VAT outcomes.
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) provides significant tax reliefs for investors in qualifying companies, including income tax relief, capital gains tax deferral, and inheritance tax relief. EIS can be a valuable source of funding for growing companies while providing attractive tax benefits for investors.
Our EIS service includes advice on EIS eligibility for companies, assistance with EIS advance assurance applications, advice on EIS tax reliefs for investors, strategic EIS planning, and ongoing EIS compliance support. We help companies access EIS funding and help investors maximise EIS tax reliefs.
Family Investment Companies
Family Investment Companies (FICs) provide a tax-efficient structure for family investment and estate planning, enabling families to hold investments in a corporate structure while maintaining control and providing flexibility for succession planning. FICs can provide corporation tax advantages and inheritance tax planning opportunities.
Our FIC service includes advice on FIC structure and establishment, corporation tax planning for FICs, inheritance tax planning for FIC shareholders, strategic FIC planning, and ongoing FIC compliance support. We help families establish and manage FICs to preserve and grow family wealth tax-efficiently.
Why Choose Acumon for Business Tax Advice
Comprehensive Expertise
Extensive experience across all business tax regimes, from corporation tax and VAT to specialist reliefs and international tax planning.
HMRC Experience
Many of our tax specialists have previously worked for HMRC, providing unique insights into tax legislation and effective strategies for working with HMRC.
Integrated Service
Combined tax, accounts, and audit expertise enables identification of tax optimisation opportunities that may be missed by firms operating in silos.
Strategic Planning
Proactive tax planning that identifies opportunities to reduce tax costs and optimise cash flow, rather than simply ensuring compliance.
Finance Director Focus
Understanding of finance director priorities, including cash flow management, risk mitigation, and strategic tax planning aligned to business objectives.
UK-Based Team
All 90 of our professionals are based in the UK, ensuring quality, accessibility, and understanding of UK tax legislation and HMRC practices.
Next Step
Reach out to our team to discuss how our business tax advisory service can help optimise your company's tax position and ensure compliance. Our specialist professionals will provide expert guidance tailored to your business's specific circumstances.