April 19, 2022

Settlement opportunity for remuneration trusts

HMRC have announced a new ‘settlement opportunity’ for tax avoidance arrangements involving certain ‘Remuneration...

April 13, 2022

Who to blame when tax schemes go wrong?

When a tax avoidance scheme doesn’t work, who can you blame?  The designer? The...

April 11, 2022

HMRC and MSCs

It is reported in the Financial Times and elsewhere that HMRC have recently issued...

April 7, 2022

Rich Mrs Sunak: Poor Mr Sunak?

You don’t get to choose your parents; nor where you are born.  And, since...

April 1, 2022

BKL welcomes FSPG with merger

We’re pleased to announce that FSPG Chartered Accountants have merged with BKL. FSPG, also...

March 23, 2022

Clarity, Forecasts, Opinions: how a fractional CFO can help you grow

Outsourcing the finance function of a growing business has many clear benefits. If your...

March 22, 2022

What’s a spouse? Trust deed terminology

Generally, where spouses are afforded special treatment (whether favourable or unfavourable) by tax law,...

March 21, 2022

Accounting for Crypto

BKL partner and cryptocurrency accounting specialist Jon Wedge has contributed to Accounting Technician Magazine’s...

March 17, 2022

SDLT: ‘Garden or grounds’ means what it says

The rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) are generally higher for ‘residential’ property...

March 17, 2022

Outsourcing: myths versus benefits

‘Outside resourcing’, as it was once known, now has a shorter and much more...

March 14, 2022

A Basic question: more on status issues

Basic Broadcasting Ltd v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 48(TC) is another case about the employment...

March 9, 2022

Company share buyback: change on deferred completion

A ‘company purchase of own shares’ can be a tax-effective way for a shareholder...