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West Midlands - Friday 10th October 2008

Timetable

9:00	REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
9:30	CHAIR'S OPENING ADDRESS STEPHEN BRANDON QC Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square
9:40	SHARE SCHEMES - LIFTING THE ACCOUNTING LID Outline of valuation methods FRS20-IFRS2 principles Disclosures Impact on plan design IAS12 deferred tax implications DAVID HEATON Partner, Baker Tilly
10:40	FOREIGN DOMICILIARIES POST 5TH APRIL 2008 How to structure asset holdings Use of companies and trusts STEPHEN BRANDON QC Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square
11:10	COFFEE
11:30	TAX INDEMNITIES, WARRANTIES AND DISCLOSURE Making sense of the incomprehensible Allocating risks Common clauses explained Tailoring the warranties Disclosure after the infiniteland case PHILIP RIDGWAY Barrister, Temple Tax Chambers
12:30	TRANSFERS OF ASSETS ABROAD What are the changes in the rewrite? Impact of Finance Act 2008 Practical steps in dealing with HMRC, particularly with the escape clauses STEPHEN BRANDON QC Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square
13:00	LUNCH
14:05	CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS AND THE NEW CGT REGIME Structuring deals post 5th April 2008 Share sales v asset sales Loan notes and earn outs under the new regime Making the most of entrepreneurs' relief HUI LING McCARTHY Barrister, Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
15:05	HOT TOPICS IN PROPERTY TAXATION SDLT including a review of S75A and remaining planning opportunities VAT including recent developments on opting to tax, TOGC and a case law update Direct tax issues including a review of alternative structures in particular the use of LLPs Sales of land and development transactions - including a review of S776 and the use of trading losses MICHAEL THOMAS Barrister, Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
15:35	COFFEE
15:55	HOT TOPICS IN PROPERTY TAXATION (CONTINUED) MICHAEL THOMAS Barrister, Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
16:25	RECENT TAX DEVELOPMENTS AND CASES - A VIEW FROM THE BAR Clearances and reorganisations - an update LLPs - introduction of assets, uses in IHT planning and associated companies An analysis of recent tax cases ALUN JAMES Barrister, Temple Tax Chambers
17:25	CHAIRMAN'S CLOSING REMARKS AND FINAL QUESTIONS STEPHEN BRANDON QC Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square
17:30	CONFERENCE CLOSE

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