Charles Goddard#1749

Charles Goddard

Charles is a solicitor at Rosetta Tax Limited, which specialises in corporate tax advice to businesses and professional services firms. He has a broad range of tax advisory expertise, having acted for a variety of UK-based and international financial institutions and listed companies. He has particular expertise in the real estate and finance sectors, with a strong focus on the taxation of insolvency and restructuring transactions.

Charles was for six years until 2012 a tax partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP. Prior to joining BLP, he spent eight years at Slaughter and May as a trainee and associate in their Tax group. He is recommended by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
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Claiming relief under a double tax treaty in relation to income or gains from UK real estate
Claiming relief under a double tax treaty in relation to income or gains from UK real estate
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the requirements for foreign investors claiming relief under a typical double tax treaty in relation to income from, and gains on sale of, a UK property. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax LLP.

Direct tax treatment of leases—assignments, surrenders and variations
Direct tax treatment of leases—assignments, surrenders and variations
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the direct tax treatment for both tenants and landlords of lease surrenders, assignments and variations. It also considers the application of CGT reliefs to transactions involving leases. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

Direct tax treatment of leases—grant of a lease
Direct tax treatment of leases—grant of a lease
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the direct tax treatment of the grant of a lease, for both the landlord and the tenant. It focuses primarily on the lease premium rules under which capital receipts are taxed in part as income and considers the tax treatment of reverse premiums. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

Direct tax treatment of overage
Direct tax treatment of overage
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers what constitutes overage in a real estate transaction and how it is taxed from a direct tax perspective. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

PAIFs—breach of the conditions and exit
PAIFs—breach of the conditions and exit
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the consequences of breaches of the various conditions that an open-ended investment company (OEIC) must meet to qualify for tax treatment under the property authorised investment funds (PAIF) regime, as well as the tax consequences of an exit from the regime. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons LLP.

PAIFs—tax treatment of the fund and its investors
PAIFs—tax treatment of the fund and its investors
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the tax treatment of property authorised investment funds (PAIFs) and their investors, and at some of the associated compliance obligations. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons LLP.

PAIFs—the conditions
PAIFs—the conditions
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the various conditions that an open-ended investment company (OEIC) must meet to qualify for tax treatment under the property authorised investment fund (PAIF) regime. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons.

Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—compliance and vouchers
Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—compliance and vouchers
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the requirements on property authorised investment funds (PAIFs) to submit corporation tax returns and accompanying documents, to withhold tax from distributions and account for it to HMRC and to provide statements to recipients of distributions showing the amount of tax withheld. It also considers the position in the event that the PAIF pays a distribution free from withholding when withholding was, in fact, required. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons LLP.

Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—summary
Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—summary
Practice notes

This Practice Note broadly outlines the rules applicable to property authorised investment funds (PAIFs). It briefly considers what PAIFs are, the intention behind the PAIFs regime, the conditions for the regime to apply, as well as the taxation of PAIFs and their investors. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons LLP.

Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—taxation of the participants
Property authorised investment funds (PAIFs)—taxation of the participants
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the tax treatment of distributions made by a property authorised investment fund (PAIF) in the hands of participants. It looks at the allocation of distributions between three types of income and the tax consequences of each for different types of investor. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Martin Shah of Simmons & Simmons LLP.

Property developers—direct taxation of trading in UK property
Property developers—direct taxation of trading in UK property
Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out when a property developer will be treated for tax purposes as trading in, or investing in, property in the context of a commercial, residential and mixed use development. It also outlines key features of the charge to UK corporation tax and income tax on trading profits in a property context, commenting on the deductibility of financing expenses and the use of offshore structures. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

Property holding structures—direct tax and stamp taxes treatment of a non-UK company
Property holding structures—direct tax and stamp taxes treatment of a non-UK company
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the direct tax and stamp tax treatment of a non-UK company used as a structure for holding UK property. It considers the distinction between trading and investment and the tax treatment of each activity. This Practice Note was originally produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax and has been updated by Richard Croker of Pinsent Masons LLP.

Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of a UK limited liability partnership
Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of a UK limited liability partnership
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the direct tax treatment of a UK limited liability partnership (LLP) and of its members, specifically where the LLP is used as a structure for holding UK property. The Practice Note then considers typical situations in a real estate context where LLPs are commonly used. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of a UK limited partnership
Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of a UK limited partnership
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the direct tax treatment of a UK limited partnership (LP), and of the partners in an LP, specifically where the LP is used as a structure for holding UK property. This Practice Note then considers typical situations in a real estate context where LPs are commonly used. This Practice Note was originally produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax and has been updated by Richard Croker of Pinsent Masons LLP.

Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of contractual joint ownership
Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of contractual joint ownership
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the more common forms of contractual joint ownership of UK property, their respective direct tax treatments and the tax implications for the contracting parties. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of UK company
Property holding structures—direct tax treatment of UK company
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the direct tax treatment of a UK company used as a structure for holding UK property. It considers the distinction between trading and investment and considers the tax treatment of each activity. The Practice Note then sets out the principal reliefs available in respect of investment, including treatment as a UK REIT. This Practice Note was originally produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax and has been updated by Richard Croker of Pinsent Masons LLP.

Real estate—anti-avoidance: disposals of land and taxing capital gains as income (pre 5 July 2016) [Archived]
Real estate—anti-avoidance: disposals of land and taxing capital gains as income (pre 5 July 2016) [Archived]
Practice notes

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note examines the anti-avoidance measure for transactions in land, which was designed to charge to tax as income gains of a capital nature arising from transactions in or concerning land. The anti-avoidance measure examined in this Practice Note was replaced and extended by the offshore property developer rules which were introduced by Finance Act 2016 with effect from 5 July 2016. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax LLP.

Real estate—anti-avoidance: sale and leasebacks, taxing lease receipts as income and general anti-avoidance rules
Real estate—anti-avoidance: sale and leasebacks, taxing lease receipts as income and general anti-avoidance rules
Practice notes

This Practice Note looks at the anti-avoidance measures designed to target avoidance of tax on income, profits or gains in relation to land. These include measures targeting specific types of real estate transactions, as well as rules applicable more generally such as anti-avoidance case-law and the Ramsay principle, and the DOTAS, GAAR and diverted profits tax rules. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

What constitutes a UK permanent establishment in a property context?
What constitutes a UK permanent establishment in a property context?
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers what constitutes a UK permanent establishment in the context of a trade of dealing in property and, in particular, when a building site or property agent will be a PE of a non-UK resident company. From and including 5 July 2016 a company which trades or deals in UK property is subject to corporation tax in respect of that trade whether or not the trade is carried on through a PE under the rules relating to profits from trading in and developing UK land. This Practice Note was produced in partnership with Charles Goddard of Rosetta Tax.

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