Finance Bill 2016 includes provisions designed to prevent taxpayers converting profits generated in a company into a capital receipt in the hands of the shareholder(s). Taxpayers may want to consider winding-up their companies or making substantial dividend distributions ahead of 6 April 2016 as a result of these measures and the changes to the taxation of dividends.
Broadly, the intention is that a capital distribution made in the winding-up of a company will be taxed as income if:
Summary
The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2015 (the “2015 Rules”) came into force on 1 October 2015. They amended the 1986 Insolvency Rules to introduce a new approach to the approval and payment of insolvency office holders (“IOH”s)’ fees and disbursements.
The ADGM was established in Abu Dhabi in 2013. However, the ADGM has only recently (on 15 June 2015) published its first set of commercial rules and regulations for non-financial services (the Regulations) relating to companies, insolvency, employment and real property and strata title. It is also expected to publish regulations for financial services later this year. ADGM’s intentions are clear.
The Insolvency Service has published a call for evidence on collective redundancy consultation for employers facing insolvency. It is seeking evidence on issues including the role of directors and insolvency practitioners and the factors which inhibit effective consultation. The closing date for submissions is 12 June 2015.
Below are the 6 key points that you need to consider when health and safety issues arise following an appointment to an insolvent company.
1. What is the main legislation covering this area?
There are two distinct areas dealt with by detailed but separate legislation.
The hotels sector has suffered in the recession and as an asset class, hotels are capital intensive operations. They are also susceptible to volatile economic conditions, as consumer and corporate expenditure on hotels is generally viewed as a discretionary expense.
HMA structure
There are various ways in which the corporate ownership of a hotel can be structured. This note will concentrate on one of the most common structures in the hotel industry – the hotel management agreement (“HMA”).
Het einde van 2014 nadert met rasse schreden. Om een liquidatie, juridische fusie of splitsing voor het einde van het jaar te voltooien, dienen bepaalde termijnen in acht te worden genomen. Hieronder treft u een procesbeschrijving van deze frequent gebruikte herstructureringsinstrumenten aan.
Fusie / splitsing
Op 3 september 2014 heeft de regering een wetsvoorstel (het ‘Wetsvoorstel”) ingediend waardoor een bestuursverbod kan worden opgelegd voor maximaal 5 jaar aan bij faillissement betrokken personen aan wie een verwijt kan worden gemaakt voor de oorzaak van dat faillissement.
Inleiding
Op dit moment bestaat er al een aantal civielrechtelijke instrumenten om fraude of wanbeleid bij rechtspersonen aan te pakken zoals:
In een recente uitspraak heeft het Hof Den Bosch een nadere uitwerking gegeven van de werking van artikel 61 van de Faillissementswet (“Fw”), die van belang is voor ondernemers die gehuwd zijn na het maken van huwelijkse voorwaarden (Hof Den Bosch 12 augustus 2014, GHSHE:2014:2773).
Huwelijkse voorwaarden en faillissement