November 18, 2022

Video: achieving B Corp status

Following BKL’s B Corp certification earlier this year, we were pleased to discuss our...

November 15, 2022

McCabe: an insight into residence

The first question at issue in McCabe v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 356 (TC) was...

November 8, 2022

SDLT and couples

Updated: 16 December 2022 If you already own a house (or other dwelling), the...

November 1, 2022

A road to SDLT reduction?

At first blush, Mr and Mrs Averdieck’s arguments seem ridiculously far-fetched.  How could the...

October 26, 2022

WFH? WFP? WTF!

Yes: What Tremendous Fun is to be had from looking at the tax treatment...

October 25, 2022

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Capital gains on transfer of property to new company

Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL tax director Helena Kanczula responds to a...

October 20, 2022

It’s all foreign to me: CGT and non-sterling assets

Now might be an apposite time to remind ourselves of how Capital Gains Tax...

October 12, 2022

When it comes to innovation, trust a CFO

In growing businesses, exciting ideas may not always seem compatible with financial reality. But...

October 11, 2022

In a pickle: quantifying distributions

Mr and Mrs Pickles incorporated their business, by selling it to a company which...

October 10, 2022

Cross-border employment: tax issues

If there’s one area of tax that has gone from being a niche area...

October 6, 2022

Trustees and business asset disposal relief: clarity and quirks

In 2020, Entrepreneurs’ Relief was renamed Business Asset Disposal Relief (‘BADR’) – an inexplicable...

October 5, 2022

Property and energy efficiency: how landlords and developers should plan ahead

Behind the frequent talk about climate change, energy and other ESG (environmental, social and...