Predominantly due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs) are on the up. In August 2021, there were a total of 1,446 corporate insolvencies across the UK, most of which were CVLs; the fourth month in a row above 1,000 and a return to pre-pandemic levels. What was also evident in […]
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There are two ways of voluntarily winding up a company; either through a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) if the company is insolvent, or a Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) if the company is solvent. With a CVL, the company is insolvent, i.e. its debts outstrip its cash flow and assets, and its creditors’ are demanding payment.
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Seeing the term ‘company administration’ in the press and hearing it in the news has certainly not been an uncommon occurrence in recent months. Indeed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, some big High Street names have been listed as ‘gone into administration’ including Debenhams, Jessops, Paperchase, New Look, the Arcadia Group, Dune,
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When solvent companies are being closed through a Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) process, the directors are able to claim back money through the Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) as a way of mitigating how much Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is paid. Formerly known as Entrepreneurs Relief, which was introduced in 2008 to replace Business Asset
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Whether the company is solvent or insolvent, sometimes the only option available to directors is to enter a voluntary winding up process to close the company. Also known as liquidating or closing down a company, the ultimate result is removing the dissolved company from the Companies House register. If it’s a solvent company, i.e. has
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A licensed insolvency practitioner, or IP, is a legal professional that is qualified and registered to act on behalf of a company, partnership or individual that is insolvent, or for a solvent company or partnership that wants to cease trading and close down. They act on behalf of a company or an individual in an insolvency
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