Review of loan charge deferred
In September the Government commissioned Sir Amyas Morse to carry out an independent review...
Capital gains tax on property: changes from April 2020
On 6 April 2020, capital gains tax (CGT) on property is changing. This is...
Voluntary donations of IHT
When a life insurance policy pays out, the default position is that the value...
Is it still worth getting involved with cryptocurrency?
Some of the biggest retailers in the world, including Starbucks and Burger King, now...
Home VAT home: VAT costs on home ownership and renting
Buying, owning or renting a home gives you a lot to think about, especially...
BKL and The Broker Club: Cryptocurrencies and Digital Finance
Our financial services team is pleased to be hosting an event exclusively for brokers,...
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....
Personally owned business assets: halfway to BPR
One of the most valuable reliefs from Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is Business Property Relief...
Child Benefit pension benefits
Child Benefit has been around since the 1970s. It got complicated when the High...
Paying employees in cryptocurrency is risky for workers
Some companies around the world are offering to pay their employees in cryptocurrencies, a...
Church construction and VAT: annexe or extension?
Immanuel Church undertook building work and claimed that this qualified as an annexe rather...
Great expectations? Receiving inheritance from abroad
BKL tax adviser and inheritance tax specialist Terry Jordan was quoted in an article about...