CPDStore Ireland

For privately owned businesses, the matter of succession planning will eventually rear its head and can be one of the more challenging issues for SMEs with the interests of a number of parties – including the retiring owners, their family and the business itself – to consider.

This course features a discussion of the main tax and commercial issues that should be considered including an overview of the key tax reliefs that may be applicable, including some recent changes that may impact significantly on those considering such transactions in the near term. It considers both a transfer of the business to the next generation and a third-party sale, and will look at how the proceeds of any sale might be managed tax-efficiently. 

The broader issue of how business assets, proceeds of sale and investment and other assets might be transferred to the next generation in a manner that is both tax-efficient while taking account of the interests of all parties will also be considered. On purchasing this course, you should have a good understanding of the key tax issues and reliefs relevant to this area as well as an overview of some of the main non-tax issues to consider.

In this course Michael O’Scathaill covers the following topics;

• An overview of key tax reliefs in this area including Retirement Relief, Entrepreneur Relief, Business Assets Relief and Agricultural Relief.
• An outline of recent changes announced to Retirement Relief and Entrepreneur Relief and the practical implications for those considering a sale or transfer of their business in the next few years.
• A look at some more complex structures that can be put in place to facilitate a tax-efficient disposal of a business, including the use of personal holding companies and equity structures that facilitate the introduction of family members as shareholders at an earlier stage.
• The major commercial issues that should be considered in the context of a transfer of the business to the next generation or its sale.
• The use of family partnership structures and family holding companies to hold investment assets.
• Structures and strategies for minimising inheritance tax or lifetime transfers of assets.