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Autumn Budget 2017: less taxing than some were expecting

The middle classes across Britain will have heaved a collective sigh of relief when...

Autumn Budget 2017: summary

When Chancellor Philip Hammond stepped up to the despatch box, he would have been...

Lorimer Letter: your tool for reclaiming National Insurance

If you’re in one of the film & TV grades listed by HM Revenue...

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Farming and landowning: beating the Brexit blues

Farming in the UK faces an uncertain future as Britain leaves the EU, but...

Readers’ forum: Discounted gift trust

Is a property transfer before a discounted gift trust beneficial tax planning? BKL tax...

This is Money: tax and bitcoins advice

BKL tax partner Geraint Jones has answered a query for This is Money on...

R&D costs: the tax perspective

Updated July 2020 In our article on capitalising research and development (R&D) costs, we...

Tackling tax evasion: the new corporate offences

To prevent the criminal facilitation of tax evasion, two new corporate criminal offences were...

Selling countryside land for development

With the UK needing more houses, and farming facing an uncertain future, many landowners...

Escape to the country? SDLT second home surcharge

If buying your new home means a large estate in the countryside with several...

R&D costs: why capital counts

If research and development (R&D) are part of your work, especially in the tech...