Tax advice for businesses and international individuals

Tax shapes most business and personal decisions, and it is rarely confined to one country for long. We advise companies and their owners on UK corporate and personal tax, and we advise individuals and families whose income, assets or plans involve both the UK and Spain.

What we do

Company tax

We advise on corporation tax, VAT and PAYE.

Profit extraction and owner-managed businesses

We advise directors and shareholders on how to take money out of a company in a tax-efficient way, whether through salary, dividends, pension contributions, bonuses, benefits or director's loan accounts, and how those choices affect a future sale. Our seven-part guide sets out the main options.

Tax on transactions and property

We advise on the tax aspects of commercial transactions, reorganisations, investor arrangements and property, including stamp duty land tax.

Personal tax and residence

We advise individuals on income tax, capital gains tax and self-assessment, including the Making Tax Digital rules for sole traders and landlords. Since 6 April 2025 the UK taxes people according to residence rather than domicile; we advise new arrivals on the four-year foreign income and gains regime and long-term residents on their position.

Moving between the UK and Spain

We advise on when someone becomes tax resident in each country, the Spanish special regime for people relocating to Spain (commonly called the Beckham Law), Spanish wealth and inheritance taxes, and the UK tax position on leaving or returning. For companies, we advise on permanent establishment risk when staff or agents work in Spain.

Inheritance tax

We advise on inheritance tax planning and the reliefs available, working with our private client team on wills and trusts, and on the effect of the April 2025 move to a long-term residence test.

HMRC enquiries

We help clients respond to HMRC enquiries and correspondence about their returns.

Situations we help with

• You run your own company and want to review how you pay yourself.
• You are moving to Spain and want to know whether you qualify for the Beckham regime.
• Your UK company has an employee working from Spain.
• You have recently arrived in the UK and want to understand the four-year foreign income and gains regime.

Points to consider

• Domicile is no longer the test. For UK income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax, the reforms from 6 April 2025 replaced domicile with residence-based rules. Older planning should be reviewed.

How we work

• Cross-border by default. We consider the Spanish position when it is relevant, not as an afterthought.
• Written, practical advice. We explain the options and their tax cost in figures where we can.

How a matter usually runs

1. Fact-finding. We gather information on income, assets, residence and plans.
2. Advice. We set out the options and their tax consequences in the UK and, where relevant, Spain.
3. Implementation. We prepare documents, elections and registrations.

Related services

• Corporate & Commercial: structuring.
• Private Client: wills, trusts and estates.
• Spanish Desk: moving and investing between the UK and Spain.
• Immigration & Nationality: residence permits.