Corporate Tax

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Specialist tax lawyers

The modern legal landscape has produced an increasingly complicated tax regime against a background where even modest tax planning is becoming an area of greater HMRC challenge and scrutiny. Our tax lawyers provide commercially-focused guidance on navigating the ever-changing UK tax law, including both personal and business-related tax obligations.

No matter if you are looking from an individual or an organisation point of view, we understand that obtaining the right actionable advice is key to simplifying an area which pervades every aspect of your business and working lives. Many businesses encounter a broad range of taxes, and we consider it critical to provide solutions that do not create issues in other areas of tax. Whether you’re dealing with corporation tax, income tax, VAT, capital gains tax, stamp duty or stamp duty land tax, our tax team ensures clarity and compliance, our aim is to provide rounded, commercially focused tax advice in plain English.

Our services

  • We advise those buying or selling companies or the assets of a company, negotiating and advising on tax warranties and indemnities, tax limitations, tax efficient structuring of consideration, and exiting or putting in place place employee incentives.
  • The team can advise on the tax consequences of hive ups, hive downs, share for share exchanges, buy backs and corporate reorganisations.
  • The tax team can assist with the full range of real estate taxes and structuring around commercial and residential developments, including various forms of joint venture, exiting structures, and SDLT and VAT efficiencies.
  • We advise landlords and tenants on the various tax issues each encounters, including capital allowances, SDLT, VAT, the construction industry scheme and ATED. The team can both advise or structure as well as draft and negotiate paperwork.
  • The team can create or advise on a range of incentives including unapproved share options, EMI share options, growth shares (and family investment companies), phantom share schemes and LTIPs.
  • The team can offer advice on common employment tax issues including the taxation of termination payments / settlement sums and IR35 / the off payroll working rules.

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Why choose Foot Anstey?

At Foot Anstey, we appreciate the importance of straightforward, commercial advice and pride ourselves on looking after businesses and individuals alike in the complex field of tax law. Our tax solicitors work closely with clients to assess risks, plan tax efficiently, and comply with ever-evolving tax legislation.

By getting to know you, we can provide tailored solutions that are right for you and your business. Whether dealing with commercial and residential property transactions, company tax matters or otherwise, our tax team delivers solutions aligned with your commercial goals.

Irrespective of size, this approach means the team can advise employers, businesses or companies on almost any tax issues that you may face. This advice can include company acquisitions or disposals, business transfers, business succession planning or rewarding key employees—all while ensuring full compliance with UK tax law and associated tax legislation.

We also have expertise in taxation of owner-managed businesses, corporate tax, VAT, stamp duty land tax, personal tax, share schemes, employment-related taxation and trust planning. From restructuring involving commercial and residential property to international group reorganisations, our corporate tax lawyers provide seamless support throughout.

Our people

Our team of legal tax experts has acquired a reputation for talking in a language that clients understand. With dedicated specialists in corporate tax, tax law, and trusts, we offer solutions that resonate with real-world needs and make navigating complexity feel straightforward.

Our tax lawyers and advisors have broad experience assisting clients with challenges across a broad range of taxes. Their comprehensive understanding of tax legislation means you’re always in safe hands.

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What do our clients say?

Knowledgeable, quick to respond and understanding of a clients’ perspective.

Legal 500, 2025

Foot Anstey has been a partner to our company for many years, they have been able to help our business with many legal aspects. They were supportive, knowledgable and worked as a partner over a near two year period and they provided excellent advice. We highly recommend FA.

Legal 500, 2023

The (Foot Anstey) team want to understand our business, they take time to create a partnership environment. Everyone I have worked with is of a high caliber and capability and if there is anything that is not known, they take the time find out or refer to someone else in the business that does.

Legal 500, 2023

Frequently asked questions?

A tax lawyer advises businesses and individuals on tax law and helps them structure their business in a tax-efficient and legally compliant way. They deal with mergers, acquisitions, reorganisations, cross-border transactions and HMRC interactions. Their aim is to reduce tax risk and ensure tax efficiency whilst being fully compliant with UK tax laws.

We help businesses with a wide range of tax planning services including:

  • Tax efficient structuring for investments, mergers and acquisitions
  • Group reorganisations and intra-group transfers
  • Share schemes and employee incentives
  • VAT and SDLT planning
  • Succession planning and exit strategies

A specialist tax solicitor offers both legal and tax expertise, so your business is both well advised and well protected within legal documents. Our team includes Chartered Tax Advisors, a qualification widely recognised as the gold standard for tax professionals. We don’t offer general advice, we provide:

  • Integrated legal and tax structuring
  • Support during complex transactions like mergers, acquisitions or reorganisations
  • Regulated, up to date advice aligned with current legislation
  • Risk management across corporate and commercial contexts

This combined approach helps avoid costly mistakes and supports your business goals.

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