On February 28 last the European Commission published the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (“EU”).
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On 24 March, HMRC published a summary of responses to the December consultation on Company Distributions, together with details of the Government's position on the issues raised. The December consultation was covered in my 3 February blog.
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Today is the closing date for responses to a Government consultation on the tax treatment of company distributions. You can read the consultation document here.
The direction of travel, per the consultation, is clear. Anyone thinking of liquidating their company should consider these new rules carefully.