May 18, 2021

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Property and IHT liability

Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL tax consultant Terry Jordan responds to a...

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...

May 11, 2021

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Insurance bond in a trust

Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL tax consultant Terry Jordan responds to a...

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 24, 2021

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Buy-to-let transfer

Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL tax consultant Terry Jordan responds to a...

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...