November 4, 2019
Capital gains tax on property: changes from April 2020
On 6 April 2020, capital gains tax (CGT) on property is changing. This is...
November 1, 2019
Voluntary donations of IHT
When a life insurance policy pays out, the default position is that the value...
October 31, 2019
Is it still worth getting involved with cryptocurrency?
Some of the biggest retailers in the world, including Starbucks and Burger King, now...
October 24, 2019
Home VAT home: VAT costs on home ownership and renting
Buying, owning or renting a home gives you a lot to think about, especially...
October 24, 2019
BKL and The Broker Club: Cryptocurrencies and Digital Finance
Our financial services team is pleased to be hosting an event exclusively for brokers,...
October 23, 2019
The hanging haystacks of Babylon: is this a business for VAT purposes?
Babylon Farm Limited (“Babylon”) submitted an appeal against HMRC’s decision to disallow VAT recovery....
October 22, 2019
Personally owned business assets: halfway to BPR
One of the most valuable reliefs from Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is Business Property Relief...
October 18, 2019
Child Benefit pension benefits
Child Benefit has been around since the 1970s. It got complicated when the High...
October 17, 2019
Paying employees in cryptocurrency is risky for workers
Some companies around the world are offering to pay their employees in cryptocurrencies, a...
October 17, 2019
Church construction and VAT: annexe or extension?
Immanuel Church undertook building work and claimed that this qualified as an annexe rather...
October 14, 2019
Great expectations? Receiving inheritance from abroad
BKL tax adviser and inheritance tax specialist Terry Jordan was quoted in an article about...
October 8, 2019
Open Banking: changes for clients who use cloud accounting
This autumn, Open Banking has been introduced to improve competition in the banking industry...