Insurance and Tax Issues for Asset Transfers
Insurance and Tax Issues for Asset Transfers
If taking a lease find out who will be responsible for arranging insurance, (typically the landlord), and where the organisation stands if the premises are damaged by an uninsured risk; does the tenant have to repair even though it may not be their fault? In asset transfer it is very common for leases to contain a "full" repairing obligation requiring the tenant to put the premises into good and substantial repair, (often at great expense), even if they are in a relatively poor condition at the start of the lease. This is a major risk factor and seeking professional advice in this area is strongly recommended.
The valuation of the freehold / leasehold interest will impact on the tax, (including Stamp Duty Land Tax), payable.
It is not advisable to enter into any substantial contracts for the use of assets without obtaining legal advice on the terms as ultimately this may cost the organisation more money if mistakes are made.
Choose a topic...
- 1. Action Planning Tool Overview
- 2. Understanding Library Transfer
- i. What is Asset Transfer?
- ii. Assets or liabilities?
- iii. Legal Considerations for Library Transfer
- iv. When is asset transfer suitable?
- v. Benefits of Asset Transfer
- vi. Negotiating Asset Transfer
- 3. Planning for Library Transfer - Getting Started
- i. The Case for Community Managed Libaries
- ii. Defining Purpose
- iii. Service Design
- iv. Community Involvement
- v. Organisational Structures
- vi. Organisational Development
- vii. Skills and Experience
- viii. Assessing Assets, Avoiding Liabilities
- ix. Feasibility Studies
- x. Strategic Fit
- xi. Partnership Building
- xii. Demonstrating your achivements
- 4. Making a Convincing Case and Securing Investment
- i. Demonstrating Community Need
- ii. Business planning
- iii. Project Costs and Income
- iv. Securing Finance
- v. Campaigning and lobbying
- 5. Asset Ownership & Management Agreements
- i. Asset Transfer Legal Toolkit
- ii. Insurance and Tax Issues for Asset Transfers
- iii. Ownership and Management Agreements
- 6. Property Development
- i. The Development Process
- ii. Property Design
- iii. Pre-Construction
- iv. Construction and Management
- v. Appointing and Managing professionals
- 7. Premises Management
- i. Financial management
- ii. Facilities Management
- iii. Health and Safety
- iv. Security
- 8. Developing and Diversifying Library Services
- i. Public versus an Independent Library Service
- ii. Linking Services to Social Purpose
- iii. Community Library Services
- iv. Diversifying Services in Community Libraries
- v. Monitoring Services and Demonstrating Impact
- vi. Equality and Diversity Considerations
- 9. Managing Services
- i. General Responsibilities for Running Community Services
- ii. Policies for Community Managed Libraries
- iii. Management Systems and Information
- iv. Customer Service and Relationship Management
- v. Managing People
- vi. Sourcing and Maintaining Stock
- vii. Managing Finances
- viii. Marketing Your Library
- ix. Measuring Impact and Quality
- x. Accountability and Reporting to stakeholders
- 10. Supporting Library Transfer
- i. Supporting sustainable library transfer
