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Malcolm Finney

Malcolm Finney

Malcolm Finney is an established and well-known tax professional who currently runs his own tax consultancy and training firm, Pythagoras Training.

Malcolm's previous experience has included working for the international finance and international tax consultancy J.F. Chown & Company Ltd (now Chown Dewhurst LLP); as partner and head of international tax at the international accountancy firm Grant Thornton LLP; and as head of tax at the London-based law firm Nabarro Nathanson.

Malcolm has written extensively on tax matters, has spoken at tax seminars both in the UK and abroad and has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Greenwich Business School.

Whilst forging a successful tax consultancy career Malcolm also writes in depth on current UK tax matters and the changes which will affect business owners, tax payers and consultants alike.

Articles by Malcolm Finney

Title Date
IHT and loan trusts: Pros and cons March 2021 March 2021
Tax-efficient use of capital losses February 2021 February 2021
Transferring the residence nil rate band: ‘Doing the numbers’ January 2021 January 2021
Transferring the residence nil rate band: Practical issues December 2020 December 2020
Sole traders: Which accounting date? November 2020 November 2020
Don’t forget the evidence! October 2020 October 2020
Private residence relief for trustees and personal representatives: A comparison September 2020 September 2020
Will planning for children: IHT consequences August 2020 August 2020
Deeds of variation: The ‘consideration’ trap July 2020 July 2020
Interaction of the IHT nil rate and residence nil rate bands June 2020 June 2020
PPR change to inter-spouse transfers: What’s new? June 2020 June 2020
Settlor interested trusts: Income tax considerations May 2020 May 2020
Discounted gift trusts and IHT planning April 2020 April 2020
Gifts for family maintenance: A ‘forgotten’ IHT planning option March 2020 March 2020
Gift aid, IHT and the ‘double dip’ February 2020 February 2020
Jointly Held Property – Splitting Income Using Form 17 February 2020 February 2020
Disposals of beneficial interests in settled property: What’s the CGT position? February 2020 February 2020
SDLT: Divorce and separation January 2020 January 2020
What are ‘garden and grounds’ for SDLT purposes? December 2019 December 2019
Discretionary trust distributions: capital or income? December 2019 December 2019

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