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North West Conference - Friday 13 June 2008

Timetable

9:00	REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:30	CHAIR’S OPENING ADDRESS ALUN JAMES Barrister,Temple Tax Chambers
09:40	RESIDENCE AND DOMICILE - A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES The new residence tests - does the change mean anything? Revisions to the remittance basis - when will liabilities arise? Issues surrounding the £30,000 levy Losses EMMA CHAMBERLAIN Barrister, 5 Stone Buildings
10:40	TAX ‘APPROVED’ SCHEMES - A PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL OVERVIEW BPR VCTs and EIS The use of employee benefit trusts in IHT planning The corporate venturing scheme MICHAEL SHERRY Barrister,Temple Tax Chambers
11:20	COFFEE
11:40	CAPITAL TAX PLANNING Will drafting - how to provide for spouses, children and grandchildren Pilot trusts Use of IPDIs: S71 and 71D trusts - when do they arise unexpectedly? Nil rate band discretionary trust - maximising transferable nil rate bands and dealing with existing nil rate band trusts Dealing with the main residence Case law - valuation issues.Arkwright and beyond Clawback problems on APR and BPR How to draft wills to secure APR and BPR EMMA CHAMBERLAIN Barrister, 5 Stone Buildings
12:50	LUNCH
14:00	MAXIMISING CAPITAL ALLOWANCES POST FA 2007 Some of the recent changes Long funding leases Business premises renovation allowances Finance Act 2007 and proposals in the pipeline Withdrawal of IBA’s and transitional arrangements Plant and machinery allowances "Integral features" "Energy efficient plant" What are the opportunities going forward? TIM BERESFORD Partner, Davis Langdon Crosher & James
14:45	CAPITAL GAINS TAX PLANNING ON COMPANY SALES IN THE NEW REGIME Optimising deal structures in the new CGT regime - shares v assets Extracting cash from pre 6th April 2008 rebasing structures Dealing with loan notes and earn-outs obtained pre 6th April 2008 Making the most of entrepreneurs’ relief Structuring earn-out deals under the new system Other planning opportunities and pitfalls. PETER RAYNEY National Tax Technical Partner, BDO Stoy Hayward LLP
15:20	COFFEE
15:35	CAPITAL GAINS TAX PLANNING ON COMPANY SALES IN THE NEW REGIME (CONTINUED) PETER RAYNEY National Tax Technical Partner, BDO Stoy Hayward LLP
16:10	RECENT TAX CASES - A VIEW FROM THE BAR ALUN JAMES Barrister,Temple Tax Chambers
17:10	CHAIRMAN’S CLOSING REMARKS AND FINAL QUESTIONS ALUN JAMES Barrister,Temple Tax Chambers
17:20	CONFERENCE CLOSE

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