Scott Burkinshaw

Scott Burkinshaw
I am Head of Business Taxes at Shorts, where I lead our specialist Radius team focusing on R&D tax relief. As a Chartered Tax Adviser with over a decade of experience at national and international firms, I work with businesses and their owners to provide strategic corporate and personal tax advice. My expertise includes R&D tax relief, business disposals and acquisitions, and long-term tax planning, helping clients achieve their goals in the most efficient way.

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12 October 2016

8 reasons you should provide share incentives

Why consider share incentives? Whilst it is important that all staff feel engaged, most employers...

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10 October 2016

Tax efficient way for employees to become a shareholder

Employee Shareholder Status (ESS) is a recently introduced tax efficient share incentive plan...
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10 October 2016

Shorts News in Brief - October

Welcome to the October newsletter from Shorts containing current and topical news items that we...
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26 September 2016

Innovation Taxes Newsletter - 23.09.16

Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Shorts Innovation Taxes Group (ITG) containing current...
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7 September 2016

Shorts News in Brief – September

Welcome to the September newsletter from Shorts containing current and topical news items that we...
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15 August 2016

Innovation Taxes Newsletter – 15.08.16

Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Shorts Innovation Taxes Group (ITG) containing current...
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