December 23, 2019
BKL’s Jon Wedge ranked in top 3 of Accountancy Age 35 Under 35 for 2019
We’re delighted that BKL partner Jon Wedge has been ranked third in the Accountancy...
December 20, 2019
Loan Charge Review: Christmas cheer for some
The Independent Review of the controversial “Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge” has been published, as...
December 19, 2019
Lloyd-Webber’s flop: CGT and uncompleted contracts
The Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) code is based on some pretty fundamental concepts. To...
December 16, 2019
A Fortnight in Fintech: blockchain, Bitcoin, carbon and contactless
Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. It’s been no surprise to...
December 12, 2019
Spring rolls losses forward – unsuccessfully: the “relevant liabilities” restriction
Usually, a company can carry forward trading losses only so long as it continues...
December 5, 2019
Crystallising Capital Gains: General Election 2019 and tax
Opinion polls and betting odds on the 12 December General Election currently suggest that...
December 3, 2019
Seven steps for improving your cashflow management
As platinum partners of Xero, our recommended provider for cloud accounting software, we were...
November 29, 2019
How to make Self Assessment less stressful for your practice
Chris Smith, our Director of Personal Tax Compliance, has written for Sage’s blog on how...
November 26, 2019
Making Tax Digital and VAT: further extensions for some firms
Earlier this year, we commented on an HMRC update to the ‘soft landing period’...
November 22, 2019
Accelerated payment notices and Eclipse: HMRC Locked out
The Court of Appeal have quashed follower notices (“FNs”) and accelerated payment notices (“APNs”)...
November 22, 2019
BlackRock and a hard place: financial services, VAT and the reverse charge
Many businesses in the financial services sector are unable to recover VAT because they...
November 19, 2019
Structures as plant: SSE Generation Ltd
Since the Annual Investment Allowance (“AIA”) limit was increased to £1,000,000 (until 31 December...