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VCT, EIS & SEIS · Guide

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Before you invest under SEIS: the questions to ask the founder

SEIS relief only works if the company qualifies and keeps qualifying for three years, and it does nothing to rescue a weak business. These are the questions to put to a founder before you subscribe, and the documents that should back up the answers.

VCT, EIS & SEIS · Explainer

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Advance assurance: what it tells an investor, and what it does not

Advance assurance is HMRC's non-statutory, discretionary opinion that a company's planned share issue looks likely to qualify for SEIS or EIS. It does not guarantee any investor's relief, it does not vouch for the business, and it says nothing about whether the company will keep to the rules for the next three years.