The Life Cycle of a Business

A special presentation by Mustafa Rafik, Corporate Tax Partner at Streets Chartered Accountants

This online seminar presented by Mustafa Rafik is aimed at entrepreneurs and businesses looking to grow and prosper and will cover a number of topics which are typical for businesses during their cycle of growth, in particular:

• Trading has started
• Success has been achieved
• Succession

The topics covered will be (although not an exhaustive list);-

Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credits

It is often commented that this is an underclaimed relief, we will cover the types of projects that will qualify. We will also provide an overview of the process, allowable costs, record keeping and how this is presented to HM Revenue & Customs

Enterprise Management Incentives (‘EMI”)

An Enterprise Management Incentive scheme is an approved employee share scheme that is available to most trading companies, allowing employers to grant share options to key employee’s tax efficiently to reward them for their efforts where cash may be tight to pay bonuses. Now is a key time to consider these as valuations may be suppressed due to the current climate.

Asset protection

Forming a holding company to reduce this risk is a potential solution to best protect your surplus assets from creditors and protect the wealth generated in the trading business. Using holding and operating companies is an asset protection planning strategy that helps to limit liability risks in your business structure and we will discuss where this may benefit your business.