August 15, 2014
Raising tax allowance would hit the poor
The Mirror reports that according to the Equality Trust, the Liberal Democrat’s plans to...
August 11, 2014
Don’t state the obvious
Logos and slogans are both key ways of marketing your firm, but it’s important...
July 31, 2014
Lease surrenders: overpaid SDLT and VAT?
If you have previously paid irrecoverable VAT, SDLT or both on the surrender of...
July 23, 2014
Penalties for failure: painting a Gray picture?
An inordinate number of cases appearing before the First-tier Tribunal relate to penalties for...
July 17, 2014
New payment demands in enquiry cases?
In the next couple of weeks, HMRC will be given controversial new powers to...
July 16, 2014
Hard to punish Nando’s?
Nando’s has come under fire for reducing its corporate tax bill by up to...
July 16, 2014
Accelerated Payment Notices and Follower Notices
This note is about the provisions to be introduced by Finance Act 2014, which...
July 14, 2014
Associated company rules: a welcome simplification
Even readers with relatively short memories will recall a time when the difference between...
July 11, 2014
Conflicting decisions on late return penalties: who was right?
Coincidentally, a number of First-tier Tribunal decisions have recently been reported involving appeals against...
June 23, 2014
Gross Mortgage Lending Flat in May
‘Gross mortgage lending in May was £16.5bn, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders,...
June 6, 2014
House prices accelerate
‘Halifax has revealed that the average UK house price jumped £220 every day through...
May 22, 2014
Catch a falling (Proton)Star: the vagaries of EIS relief
The idea of the Enterprise Investment Scheme is simple – you get income tax...