Menu Clyde & Co. Search through site content Global Global Africa Americas Asia Pacific Middle East UK & Europe English Français Tax Clyde & Co advises clients from the full range of industries, services and professions on their commercial and corporate taxation affairs, helping them achieve compliance, minimise risk and maximise benefits. Advice and opinion on all aspects of commercial taxation. We provide specialist taxation advice to domestic and international organisations, using the strength of our global office network to ensure our guidance and support reflects local legislation and practice. Our tax specialists work closely with our clients’ own corporate, commercial and finance teams to minimise tax costs and maximise tax reliefs. This includes the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, restructures, listings and joint ventures. As the market’s leading legal practitioner in the insurance sector, we serve the company and Lloyd’s markets and address the needs of underwriters, agents and brokers. We are well versed in the working of insurance premium tax regimes and act for insurers and insureds in professional indemnity cases. Other areas of focus include real estate, where we provide specialist tax advice on all transactions, the tax aspects of employee benefits and incentives, customs duties and trade taxation, and tax disputes and investigations. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with in-house tax teams, providing fresh insight and alternative opinions to help reach the optimum solution in each matter. We are also happy to provide training on new developments in tax operation and practice. Tax insights New UK residential property developer tax – consultation on draft legislation. 24 September 2021 Corporate Re-domiciliation into the UAE: Key tax and legal considerations 13 July 2021 Report Coronavirus | Employment, Pensions & Immigration L&E Global: Cross-Border Remote Work FAQs 12 July 2021 Tax The new Plastic Packaging Tax – some unexpected challenges for business 12 May 2021 Corporate Webinar - Middle East M&A: The impact of new tax rules on M&A deals 31 March 2021 Real Estate New Stamp Duty Land Tax Surcharge for Overseas Buyers of Residential Property 23 March 2021 Insurance & Reinsurance Let’s share the information? CUB Australia Holding Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2021] FCA 43 09 March 2021 Budget 2021: Key points for Real Estate Real Estate Budget 2021: Key points for Real Estate 04 March 2021 VAT early treatment of compensation payments VAT early treatment of compensation payments 04 December 2020 Summer Statement 2020 – Tax Announcements Tax Summer Statement 2020 – Tax Announcements 10 July 2020 View all Tax insights Our Tax Work All Africa UK & Europe African Barrick Gold - offshore share sale transaction Advising African Barrick Gold - on an offshore share sale transaction where Tanzania Revenue Authority sought to assess tax in Tanzania Tanzania AIG - European distribution agreement with HSBC Advising AIG (including in respect of certain tax matters) on an exclusive European distribution agreement with HSBC concerning the distribution of all insurance products and the acquisition of HSBC's French insurance company. United Kingdom AMTrust Financial Corporation Inc. - integrated Lloyd's Vehicle Acting for the purchaser, (including in respect of tax matters) in relation to an integrated Lloyd’s vehicle (managing agent and capital provider for both a life and non-life Lloyd’s syndicate) and a Cayman reinsurer (transaction value circa GBP 256 million) United Kingdom AMTrust Financial Services - purchase of mortgage insurance business Advising AM trust Financial Services on the tax aspects of its recent cash purchase from Genworth Financial Inc. of its European mortgage-insurance business (tangible book value of the operations circa USD 155 million) United Kingdom Ares Property Management - acquisition of retail parks Advising Ares Property Management on tax issues concernign their acquisition of a number of significant retail parks in the UK from Land Securities. United Kingdom Arriva Rail North Ltd. - Northern Rail franchise Advising Arriva Rail North Limited (including in respect of tax matters) on the transfer and acquisition of the Northern Rail franchise. United Kingdom BRF S.A - joint venture with INVICTA Food Group Advising BRF S.A. (the world’s seventh largest food company by market capitalisation) on the tax aspects of its joint venture with the UK’s INVICTA Food Group United Kingdom BW Offshore - Floating Production Strorage and Offloading Vessel Advising BW Offshore on certain UK tax issues in relation to the USD800 million financing of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel for the Catcher Field development, including in relation to the security documents and co-ordination agreement between the borrower/BWO group, the lenders and Premier Oil, the field operator, and its joint venture partners. United Kingdom Cathederal Group - redevlopment project Brighton Advising Cathedral Group on the tax aspects of the Circus Street property redevelopment in Brighton involving the Council and the University United Kingdom Cathedral Group - Brighton regeneration project Advising Cathedral Group (Circus Street Project) on the tax aspects of a major regeneration project in Brighton involving Brighton Council and the University of Brighton. United Kingdom Load More Our Tax team Ray Smith Ray Smith Partner David Blumenthal David Blumenthal Partner Show more View all Tax partners Show more About Contact Notices LinkedIn Twitter Emergencies Citrix log-in