Ms Isobel D’Inverno > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, > Lawyer Profile

Brodies LLP
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP

Position

Isobel advises on the corporate tax aspects of company acquisitions, disposals and reconstructions and real estate taxation, including student accommodation and private rented sector developments and structuring inward investment in Scottish real estate by offshore investors and funds.

Isobel’s experience includes Brexit related VAT and customs duty issues, funds taxation, real estate taxes (LBTT, SDLT and LTT) as well as property VAT, capital allowances and the Construction Industry Scheme.

Isobel also advises a range of charities on tax issues including setting up trading subsidiaries, Gift aid donations by trading subsidiaries to parent charities, charitable VAT exemptions and VAT implications of business and non-business activities.

She works closely with the Scottish Government and Revenue Scotland in relation to the ongoing development of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and the 4% Additional Dwelling Supplement. Isobel is a member of the Devolved Taxes Legislative Working Group, set up by the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament to consider different ways of making changes to the devolved taxes which issued its interim report on 6 February 2020.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax

(Hall of Fame)

Isobel d’InvernoBrodies LLP

Brodies LLP is a pre-eminent firm in the Scottish corporate tax market, fielding a deep bench of tax specialists across a broad range of areas including funds, real estate transactions, and other bespoke tax arrangements such as employee share incentives. The team is led from Edinburgh by Isobel D’Inverno, she is vastly experienced in property taxation and regularly advises real estate clients on a wide spectrum of transactions including inward investment structures, student accommodation and corporate real estate projects. Alan Barr has an impressive reputation in relation to personal and business tax issues, while Karen Davidson is a specialist in employment-related tax issues.