BKL Briefing

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...

Employee-Related Securities: your company’s reporting requirements

Income tax and national insurance contribution (NICs) charges can arise for an employee or...

Panama

We don’t do politics. But we do do tax: and it hurts us to...

Companies and LLPs now need to make more information publicly available

The government is introducing a new Trust and Transparency provision to make it easier...

The Budget 2016

Introduction On 16 March 2016, the Chancellor George Osborne stepped up to the dispatch...

No Moore relief: Failed claim to Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Compared to some tax reliefs, the qualifying conditions for Entrepreneurs’ Relief are relatively simple....

Dividends for spouses

For many years it has been a standard tax planning strategy for couples in...

Banks beaten on bonuses: the Deutsche Bank and UBS case

The Supreme Court has recently handed down its decision in the conjoined Deutsche Bank...

The Abolition of Dispensations

The phrase has a vaguely late mediaeval ring to it, doesn’t it – like...

Four extra-special year-end action points

The end of the tax year on 5 April is always a significant tax...