Blog Archive: April 2020

Something to shout about

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  Helping a client set up a new growth business alongside an existing business, advising on a structure that protects the existing business from inherent start-up risks, provides a ready made exit strategy and creates an environment for minimal additional tax liabilities for five years.

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  …Again – thank you for all your kind help and attention. With best wishes.”

  Patricia M
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  Thank you very much indeed. Your advice on VAT and other taxes has changed the financial landscape of my project significantly – for the better!”

  Richard S
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  Enabling an individual to assist her daughter to acquire a property, obtaining tax relief for some of the mortgage interest and allowing the property to pass into the daughter’s possession and eventually be sold without incurring capital gains tax or inheritance tax.

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  Helping a client to identify their personal and business goals, resolve their dilemma over the continuation or sale of their business and exit the business in a structured way, maximising the sale potential.

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  Planning a group reorganisation for a major corporate client, dealing with tax free exchange of shares and eliminating charges to tax on the transfer of assets within the group.

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  Putting together a scheme and obtaining Revenue clearance on it, resulting in the avoidance of Income tax and the minimisation of capital gains tax on the retirement of the founding directors from a company, involving the contemporaneous transfer of shares by way of gift and sale and company purchase of own shares.

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  Developing a scheme involving the retirement of a managing director of a farming company and the tax effective extraction of a freehold property involving a company purchase of own shares.

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  Many thanks again for your excellent work this year.”

  Elaine B
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  Advising on tax free extraction of profits for an active corporate client, saving approximately £300,000 in one year.

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  Robert has characteristically suggested a neat solution to the problem…”

  Nicholas A
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  Many thanks for all of your help! You’re all such a friendly, helpful bunch!”

  Mike A
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  We would like to thank you and your team for the outstanding service we have received over the years. I must, however, single out Carl for his personal efforts. His attention to detail and his ability to remember my history has been quite remarkable

  John A
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  You guys are the bee’s knees!”

  Jake B
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  Alison used to work for my accountants, Jacobs Allen, and I must tell her in this difficult time they have kept me informed all the time without me contacting them. It has been really helpful. I used to think they were expensive but I know someone who pays a lot more than me and has had no contact from their accountants. I am really impressed!

  Fiona P – Pilates East Anglia
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  May I take this opportunity of thanking you for all your guidance and the friendly manner you approached every challenge I threw at you.”

  Pat L
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  Assisting a client in extricating themselves from unsuitable banking arrangements and working with them to produce a business plan to enable them to trade cash positively in the future.

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  Why am I not surprised to see such an admirable, thoughtful, organised mission from Jacobs Allen, to be there for everyone during this Coronavirus crisis?

  I only thought yesterday that I would drop you a line and ask if we can keep going remotely as time at home brings helpful reflection and planning time often short-changed through busy lives.

  Blooming well done everyone at Jacobs Allen!. Such an email exuding the humility we all need to more deeply reacquaint with as together we get through this wartime.

  Stay well, stay safe and thank you warmly for your continued support!

  Janice J
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  I chose to come to Jacobs Allen for advice as I felt you were clearly knowledgeable yet very approachable, friendly and welcoming. To have all of my queries dealt with so professionally in a relaxed manner allayed any concerns I had about my tax affairs, past present and future. Your advice giving me a clear plan of the actions I have to take and your offer of assistance to put it into practice helped enormously in focussing my attention on building my business.”

  John H
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  Negotiating with HMRC on the valuation of shares in a family company, saving the client approximately £270,000 of capital gains tax.

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  Thank you very much for your diligent service again this year.”

  David P (MBE)
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  I did interview several accountants with my Father and most definitely you stood head and shoulders above the rest. We absolutely made the right decision that day. Thanks for everything, Robert, and best wishes to you.”

  Shawna K
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  Keith is obviously very knowledgeable and is able to relate his expertise in an easy to understand way. We will definitely use Jacobs Allen again and believe that it was a relatively small amount of money, well spent to have this financial and tax review.”

  Maddy R
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  Once again many thanks for your work and prompt attention to my Returns.”

  Mike B
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  I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mark for the help he afforded us in completing this year’s audit. As in the past our work was very much aided by the quality and clarity of his working papers.”

  Paul C
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  Thank you so much for everything you have done, you have been ace!”

  Claire E
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  Thank you for the meeting, you gave us great advice!”

  Martin E
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  Thanks very much for your advice Keith. It gave us plenty to think about and will help ensure that we are able to make the most of our savings and earnings”

  Dave R
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  Many thanks for all your hard work and I trust you and your team are keeping well.”

  Rachel B
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  Planning through the use of trusts for an individual to pass on to his children properties worth approximately £1m when completed and save inheritance tax of £400,000, also providing them with future income to fund higher education costs.

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  Many thanks for this advice and your admirable concision; it is most helpful.”

  Bruce B
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  Thank you for your letter last Friday… We really appreciate all the help given from Jacobs Allen.”

  David F
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  Thank you so much Jaclyn & thank you also to Jacobs Allen for helping me to sort out my taxes.”

  Jill M
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  Fantastic, thank you. I’m not used to this level of efficiency…”

  Taff G
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  Thank you all for your very kind card which it was lovely to receive. Best wishes.”

  Pat M
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  Thank you for your most helpful advice and explanations. Much appreciated… I would add that the lady who greeted me was very welcoming and considerate and there seemed to be a pleasant atmosphere in your offices, which was most reassuring. Thank you again for your help.”

  Paul N
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  Many thank for the excellent service Jacobs Allen has provided to the Wentworth, and I hope we shall continue our association for many years.”

  Michael Pritt, The Wentworth Hotel, Aldeburgh