BKL Briefing

Skipping away from IHT: deeds of variation

Housing Minister Gavin Barwell made the headlines recently in suggesting that it would help...

Third party information notices: some clarity

HMRC has wide investigatory powers. They include the power under Schedule 36 to serve...

Dyer Straits: principles of valuation

Mr and Mrs Dyer had acquired some shares in a company.  They claimed that...

Staying away from danger: temporary non-residence

By and large, UK taxes bite (or at least bite more heavily) on people...

HMRC still believe there are significant unpaid taxes connected with overseas assets

The most innovative offshore disclosure facility, the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF), ended on 31...

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An update on Accelerated Payment Notices

It is now two years since Finance Act 2014 gave HMRC the power to...

More risks of failed avoidance

The government doesn’t much like tax avoidance. One of the ways they seek to...

Property clouds: silver linings?

A survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, conducted after the EU referendum...

Tax and Brexit

The one thing that is certain about the UK’s Brexit vote is that it...

What’s an ‘ordinary share’? Take your pick.

It doesn’t often happen that two tribunal cases are heard within three days on...

Panama Papers – the next instalment or the lull before the storm

It only seems like days since the unprecedented announcement by the International Consortium of...