Taxation of Intellectual Property

This specialist title analyses the approach of the UK tax regime towards intellectual property assets. Following the life-cycle of intellectual property from creation to disposal, the commentary highlights the tax considerations and planning issues for individuals, non-corporate entities and companies. A separate chapter deals with international issues including UK tax residence, transfer pricing and controlled foreign companies. Two new chapters have been added to this edition, one dealing with crypto-assets, and the other providing guidance on dealing with disputes, enquiries and appeals. A large amount of new material is added to reflect changes to the law and practice in this area since the last edition was published in 2016. These include: - changes to the corporate intangible asset regime - expansion of guidance on the patent box to reflect application of new rules from July 2021 - changes to the R&D tax relief regime - updated to reflect the post-Brexit world, including