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Tax

Our Tax and Incentives team have comprehensive knowledge of their areas, providing the highest level of advice to our clients, including individuals, trustees and charities as well as large corporate groups, financial institutions and public bodies.

As tax law becomes increasingly complex for individuals and businesses, our specialist tax lawyers can help with your tax affairs by identifying risks and opportunities, whilst ensuring compliance.

We possess comprehensive knowledge of UK tax law, with deep sector insight and experience. Our team, including chartered tax advisers and STEP qualified practitioners, is renowned for delivering creative and effective solutions in a range of private client and business contexts.

Our private client tax specialists regularly provide tax advice in relation to trusts and estate planning, wealth structuring and transactional matters as well as tax compliance and accounting and philanthropy. Our clients include HNW and UHNW individuals, both in the UK and abroad, as well as trustees, family-owned and owner managed businesses and charities.

Our corporate tax lawyers advise on corporate, financing and real estate transactions, whilst also providing tax advice in relation to acquisitions, investments and structuring. This includes having regard to ESG considerations.

We also advise on incentives, share plans and employee taxation, as well as in relation to tax enquiries and disputes.

We understand the importance of responding quickly to developments in UK tax and incentives law whilst also understanding the needs of our clients. Our reputation is highlighted by our membership on national committees such as the Chartered Institute of Taxation Technical Committee and the Law Society Corporation Tax Law Sub-Committee.

Our tax and incentives expertise includes the following:

  • Private client tax and wealth structuring: Our private client tax team provides a full range of tax services to individuals, trustees, charities and family-owned businesses.
  • Corporate tax: Our corporate tax team provides high quality UK tax advice on a wide range of transactions and commercial structures. This includes advice to large corporate groups, financial institutions, funds and public bodies.
  • Incentives: Our incentives team advises on the tax-effective design, implementation and management of tailored employee reward structures, ensuring alignment with your business goals and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Tax enquiries and disputes: Our tax disputes lawyers provide clear guidance to companies and individuals in relation to tax enquiries and disputes, at all stages of tax investigations.

Our expertise

Corporate tax

Our corporate tax team provides high-quality UK tax advice on a wide range of transactions and commercial structures. This includes advice to large corporate groups, financial institutions, funds and public bodies.

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Incentives

Our incentives team advises on the tax-effective design, implementation and management of tailored employee reward structures, ensuring alignment with your business goals and compliance with regulatory requirements.

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Private client tax and wealth structuring

Strategic advice on tax-efficient succession planning and wealth structuring for UK and international individuals and their trusts, family offices and businesses.

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Tax enquiries and disputes

Our team provides clear guidance to companies and individuals in relation to tax enquiries and disputes, at all stages of tax investigations.

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What others say

“Burges Salmon are universally well regarded. They have excellent lawyers, who are both bright and practical.”

Chambers UK 2024

“Excellent written advice, always willing to help and keeps very up to date with topical matters. Goes above and beyond to make themselves available to service our clients.”

Legal 500 UK 2025

“Burges' unique combination of market-leading private client expertise combined with a very solid and experienced corporate tax practice makes them one of my favourite advisors.”

Legal 500 UK 2025

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