EIS
EIS Advance Assurance: How to Apply, What HMRC Checks and How Long It Takes
How to apply for EIS advance assurance, what HMRC checks, whether you must name investors, how long it takes and when an assurance stops protecting you.
EIS
Unapproved Options
Unapproved Share Options for Advisers and Consultants: How Are They Taxed?
How unapproved options for advisers and consultants are taxed in the UK: when ERS applies, grant and exercise charges, VAT, SEIS and EIS effects and a grant checklist.
SEIS
When Can a Company File SEIS1 or EIS1, and What Is the Deadline?
When a company can file SEIS1 or EIS1: the 70% spend test, the four-month rule, the two-year EIS longstop, and who gets the certificate when investors use a nominee or fund.
SEIS
Can a New Company Qualify for SEIS or EIS When the Founders Already Run a Similar Business?
Can a new company raise SEIS or EIS when its founders already run a similar business? How the predecessor trade, phoenix and advance assurance tests work.
SEIS
How to Choose a SEIS or EIS Adviser in the UK (and Why Specialism Actually Matters)
Choosing a UK SEIS or EIS adviser? Here are the tests a true specialist runs, the questions to ask, and the traps generalist firms still miss in 2026.