Derek Murphy, a tax specialist since 1963, joined UHY Hacker Young in April 1973 and has been involved in all aspects of corporate taxation work. His primary involvement is with the taxation structuring of commercial transactions.
His vast experience with corporate finance work, over the last 20 plus years, includes flotations, company purchases, sales and demergers and due diligence work.
Derek is also regularly involved with structuring inward and outward investment and related transfer pricing and controlled foreign corporation issues.
He is responsible for corporate tax compliance and planning matters for a substantial portfolio of clients involved in a diverse range of activities.
Our London office has appointed a new partner, Odhran Dodd to the Corporate Finance team.
A last minute rush to take advantage of the now closed Corporate Venturing Scheme resulted in a 65% jump in investment in small companies, to £28m, in its final year.
Taxpayers who do not owe tax, or are even due a tax rebate from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), will be fined for the first time this year if they do not complete tax returns by January 31 2012.
A rally in M&A activity targeting UK private companies has ground to a halt over the last 12 months, our research has found.
January saw substantial increases in train fares for daily commuters to the capital, in many cases in excess of 5%.
