September 26, 2019

Careers at BKL: Bilshan’s story

Bilshan Mensah joined us in 2018 as an AAT Level 3 Apprentice with support...

September 11, 2019

Pottering around: Trading and Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Entrepreneurs’ Relief (“ER”) is a prize worth fighting for, reducing as it does the...

September 5, 2019

Leading UK tax and business advisers BKL to accept Bitcoin as fee payment

The London-based firm is believed to be the first UK mid-sized accountancy firm to...

August 29, 2019

EU trading and EORI numbers: news for VAT-registered businesses

As part of the UK Government’s preparations for Brexit, more than 88,000 of the...

August 20, 2019

A Month in Fintech: China, New Zealand, IMF and HMRC

Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. Owing to a summer break,...

August 19, 2019

Academies and afterschool provision

The DfE’s publication Charging for School Activities (May 2018) highlighted certain complications for academy...

August 19, 2019

R&D tax credits: latest statistics, future changes

Updated: 18 August 2022 One of the most generous tax reliefs available to companies...

August 15, 2019

Vouchers, VAT and cryptocurrency

From 1 January 2019, some subtle changes to the VAT rules surrounding the issue...

August 12, 2019

Cryptocurrency and capital gains tax: HMRC seeks CGT evaders

Interest in cryptocurrency is continuing to grow and HMRC is no exception. It has...

August 6, 2019

Ingenious, but flawed: tax planning and the importance of the basics

After 22 days hearing the case earlier this year, the Upper Tribunal published at...

July 25, 2019

R&D projects in the UK: finding your path to funding

As UK businesses continue to focus on innovating and standing out, research and development...

July 22, 2019

To give and to hold: capital gains tax holdover relief

Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) is a tax on, er, capital gains.  So how can...