BREXIT AND TAX: WHAT’S IN STORE FOR BIOTECHS?

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THERE IS no doubt that biotech fundraising rounds are getting bigger, companies are getting bigger and, as tax advisors, we are being faced with previously unheard of issues. Take profits – these could result in corporation tax liabilities, groups so large or profitable that they cannot claim SME R&D tax credits or future milestone income…

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Tax in Switzerland vs UK tax systems: no comparison?

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WHEN I received the invitation to attend the UK BioIndustry Association’s biotech fact-finding mission to Switzerland to see how the biotech sector might interact in a post-EU UK, I was intrigued to see how it could work for tax. If you indulge in lazy comparisons then you could muse on whether a devolved UK of England, Scotland,…

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