June 7, 2021

Cryptocurrency gains, property purchases and investment structures

If you’ve made large gains through investing in cryptocurrency, you may be planning to...

May 20, 2021

Report: The Future of EMIs

May 20, 2021

Financial planning and your business

Owning your own business can be an intimidating experience. There are many things to...

May 17, 2021

IR35 and The Big Match: Lineker v HMRC

Everyone knows about the IR35 rules.  Broadly, they apply if you provide your personal...

May 17, 2021

VAT on land and property: HMRC consultation

When the then-Chancellor Anthony Barber introduced VAT in the UK on April Fool’s Day...

April 27, 2021

BKL event: An Evening With… Nick Starr CBE

On 27 April 2021, we were pleased to hold the second in our series...

April 27, 2021

Good news from HMRC: SDLT and buying a mix of commercial and residential properties

Different rates of stamp duty land tax (‘SDLT’) apply to residential and to non-residential...

April 7, 2021

Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings: action required!

The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) regime came into force on 1 April...

March 29, 2021

Donner et retenir ne vaut: IHT rules on gifts with reservation of benefit

Our recent article Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes highlighted one pitfall of the inheritance...

March 25, 2021

BKL event: An Evening With… Claude Littner

To mark our 40th anniversary, we held the first of our exclusive Evening With…...

March 18, 2021

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes: IHT rules on lifetime gifts

The sad case of Kirsty Makin, reported in The Times this week, highlights the...

March 3, 2021

When is an employment not an employment? Atholl House Productions

Another day, another case about the tax status of a TV presenter. This time...