A budget for bankers

A budget for bankers

Headline: A budget for bankersSource: euromoney.comDate: June 2001Author: Tess Read Gordon Brown April’s budget proposals from UK finance minister Gordon Brown contained a few little noticed but significant measures that might benefit UK companies, notably the proposal to make purchases of intangible assets, including goodwill, tax deductible bringing the UK into […]

Headline: A budget for bankers
Source: euromoney.com
Date: June 2001
Author: Tess Read







Gordon Brown

April’s budget proposals from UK finance minister Gordon Brown contained a few little noticed but significant measures that might benefit UK companies, notably the proposal to make purchases of intangible assets, including goodwill, tax deductible bringing the UK into line with the US.

Currently the amortization of these items is not tax deductible. This penalizes firms with large amounts on the balance sheet for goodwill and intangible asset amortization, as they have to declare the deduction from reported income without benefiting from a corresponding deduction from taxable income.

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