Sean Hughes
Comprehensive Tax Planning
Sean has been advising landlords on taxation for over 15 years. His expertise are in tax structures for landlords, SDLT advice and inheritance tax (IHT) & estate planning. Sean has helped hundreds of landlords change their tax structures to mitigate, primarily, against section 24 and IHT. Sean is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Sean’s talk will cover…
Stamp Duty – the main ways in which SDLT can be mitigated for property investors.
Uninhabitable properties
“Commercial” rates
Mixed use
Multiple units
Tax structures – the main ways in which property investors could and should hold their properties.
Personal name
General partnership
LLP
Limited company
Inheritance Tax Planning – how to prepare for the inevitable to ensure your family keeps as much wealth as possible.
Lifetime gifting
Discretionary trusts
Different share classes