Corporate Tax

They are incredibly commercial and offer ‘real world’ advice, taking into consideration all the important factors necessary to make key decisions.
Chambers UK 2026

High quality team with a real strength in depth who are very commercially-minded.
Chambers UK 2026

I was impressed with the depth of experience across a wide set of sectors. The first important factor for me was the user friendly aspect. They are easy to engage with and nothing is too much trouble. If something requires further expertise there always seems to be an experienced person at hand and easy to access.
Legal 500 2026

The team has provided high quality advice balancing legal and commercial factors and is always responsive.
Legal 500 2026

Working with Michelmores provided a seamless experience as an adviser.
Legal 500 2026

Our tax team is versatile, agile and experienced enough to meet the wide range of client needs which arise in a full-service law firm in a straight-forward and common-sense manner. Our clients appreciate the clear and unambiguous advice we deliver about a complex and rapidly evolving area of law.

Our Corporate Tax solicitors specialise in all areas of corporate transactional and advisory tax. Please see our areas of focus below for more details. We work closely with our colleagues across Michelmores to ensure optimum collaboration between tax advice and transaction implementation.

Corporate tax

We advise on the full range of corporate transactional matters supporting both colleagues and clients through the transaction. Our work includes:

Mergers and acquisitions
Joint ventures
Reorganisations
Management buy-outs
Share buy-backs
Investor reliefs such as EIS and SEIS

Share Schemes and Incentives

We assist businesses to evaluate the options available to most effectively motivate and attract staff and ensure their interests are aligned with those of the employer. Our work includes:

Designing and implementing all forms of share incentive scheme including tax and non-tax advantaged schemes and arrangements such as growth shares and phantom option schemes
liaising with HMRC and valuation experts on valuations where required
advising on the administrative aspects of the share option scheme
advising senior management on remuneration structure and incentive packages

Read our Guide to Employee Share Incentivisation here.

Employee Ownership Trusts

EOTs are an increasingly common ownership structure for business owners, particularly as an alternative to a trade sale or management buy-out. Working with your preferred accountants, our work in this area includes:

Reviewing the tax structuring for the EOT ownership structure
Advising on the incentive options for employees and management within the structure
Reviewing the tax clearances required
Drafting and settling the required legal documentation to implement the EOT

Real Estate tax

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Employment tax

In addition to our incentives expertise, we also provide tax advice on a range of employment tax issues. Our work includes:

employee shares and share option tax advice in transactional contexts
tax treatment of settlement agreements and other payments made on retirement or hiring of an employee
Post employment notice pay issues
corporation tax, national insurance tax and income tax implications of inbound or outbound employees and remote working
off-payroll working rules and IR35 rules