Martin Sherwood: Investing in SEIS? Some do's and don'ts

If you are considering the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) for clients this year, here are a few tips to bear in mind. The tax benefits of the SEIS are very attractive but there are a few pitfalls you need to avoid. The SEIS market is still very young, having only really got going towards the end of the 2012/13 tax year.. This means there have been hardly any exits to date, and none of the few SEIS managers in the market so far have a clearly defined track record. Having said that, they may have made some investments four or five years ago that have not yet exited but are cur...