Corporate tax

Helping you minimise risk and maximise reliefs

We listen to understand your issues and goals. Then we tailor our advice and support to match

Our tax specialists combine their professional expertise with original thinking and swift response to deal with complex compliance issues and rapidly changing regulations. Our comprehensive advice includes:

Our tax experts work closely with our corporate finance team. This ensures new transactions are structured in the most tax efficient way and do not have unintended or adverse tax consequences.

Our large team of specialists support all sizes of business, from small and medium-sized family businesses through to large corporates on a wide range of corporate tax issues. We cover everything from preparing tax returns to negotiating with tax authorities.

Corporate tax 

Our innovation and technology team has an exceptional track record of successful claims for research and development (R&D) tax reliefs for our clients, as well as claims under the patent box legislation.

Domestic and international corporate tax has been changing considerably over the past few years. Even solely domestic businesses might be affected by some measure included in the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting measures. 

Our comprehensive advice includes:

Sole traders and partnerships

There have been a large number of technical changes and an ever increasing demand for transparency in the media. 

Consequently, senior management is under increasing pressure to be ever more effective to avoid reputational damage. 

PKF Francis Clark can help you respond to these demands, by advising you on:

  • Corporate and business tax compliance
  • Data and systems effectiveness 
  • Key risks around compliance with the Bribery Act, GDPR, anti-money laundering rules and the Criminal Finances Act
  • New accounting standards under IFRS and/or GAAP
  • Quarterly and annual tax provision calculations
  • Risk management and tax process and controls 
  • Tax accounting

Our approach is to get to understand your business and the way it operates so we can minimise income tax or corporation tax, reduce capital gains tax, extract profits tax-efficiently and make the most of capital allowances.

Our latest corporate tax insights

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What do the latest figures tell us about the current R&D landscape?

3 October 2024

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Patent box

11 September 2024

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UK tax rates card – 2024-25

11 September 2024

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Key changes to FRS 102

23 July 2024

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New R&D pre-notification requirements

17 July 2024

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R&D – the need for detailed record-keeping

28 May 2024

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April 2024 merged scheme – what’s it all about?

28 May 2024

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Leading tax expert Jonathan Riley joins PKF Francis Clark

9 April 2024

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New recruits strengthen our Bristol corporate tax team

21 March 2024

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Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax Rate – the UK implementation

3 October 2023

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Corporate tax year end planning – tax guide

28 September 2023

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Experienced corporate tax director joins PKF Francis Clark

18 September 2023

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Meet our corporate tax experts

Complicated corporate tax and compliance issues?

Get clarity and context. Our tax specialists help you understand your figures and so you’ve got a clearer view of your business.