April 17, 2019

Faith, hope and foreign charity

David Whiscombe examines the issues around UK tax relief on charitable donations. Charity begins...

April 12, 2019

An ER lifeboat: past loss of trading status

David Whiscombe highlights an anomaly that may occasionally be vital. Entrepreneurs’ relief is a very...

April 12, 2019

Mexit: tax on marriage breakdown

David Whiscombe reflects on relationship breakdown. As if to remind us that relationships other...

April 3, 2019

BKL supports automotive services group in securing £1m growth funding

Automotive services group United Car Parts has raised funds to expand its service areas,...

April 3, 2019

Starbucks – CofFees: employees’ tuition costs and tax implications

It’s reported that Starbucks is to offer to pay tuition fees for its staff...

April 2, 2019

VAT rates on recladding works

Where money is being spent on recladding works, it may be possible for this...

March 28, 2019

Directors’ costs: VAT recoverable?

A recent Court of Appeal (“CoA”) judgement released on the 11 March 2019, in...

March 25, 2019

Employment related securities: your company’s reporting requirements

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

March 21, 2019

VAT default surcharge – beware!

In Porter & Co (TC 07028), a decision released on 6 March 2019, a...

March 14, 2019

DIY VAT Housebuilders Scheme: appeal disallowed, but only just

This appeal, that of Mr David Cosham ([2019] UKFTT TC06985), concerned electric blinds installed...

March 8, 2019

Women, let’s look at the real issue: it’s still a man’s world

As I sit browsing social media, I find myself becoming more and more cynical...

March 5, 2019

The other deadline: year-end tax planning

In the excitement (not sure that’s the right word, but we’ll go with it...