
What the budget means for business owners looking to exit
Three considerations from the 2026 Autumn budget for business owners looking to exit -
· Widening of employee share incentives – very positive
· Founders Relief for high growth businesses - potentially positive
· Business Asset Disposal Relief reduction - negative

Making a smooth exit
Matt Crawley, Corporate Finance Partner, took a look at exit strategies for business owners.

Budget reaction - James Shipp
This was never going to be an earth-shattering Budget full of rabbit-in-the-hat surprises, but there were some signs of a more business-friendly attitude from this Chancellor than from his predecessor.

Budget reaction - Shaun Davison
Shaun Davison talks about Founder’s Relief following todays Budget.

Budget reaction - Chris Egmore
Chris Egmore talks about ISA's following todays Budget.

FIG – one year on
It is now a year since the UK fundamentally changed the way internationally mobile individuals are taxed. From 6 April 2025, the remittance basis was abolished and replaced by the four-year Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime.

Don't panic ahead of the budget, says tax expert
Despite the fact that Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget on 28th October is likely to be a tax-raising one, investors and business owners shouldn’t panic or try and pre-empt what will be in the statement, according to a leading tax expert.

MTD - The nightmare first quarter
Drilling into the fact, no one was ready, accountants, clients, HMRC, software
