May 30, 2022

Towers and petards: SDLT and avoidance

A petard is a small explosive device of Elizabethan times which is inclined to...

May 17, 2022

Company exits and capital treatment

In a previous article we explored share buybacks: how a shareholder could exit from...

May 12, 2022

BKL completes sale of quantity surveying and expert witness business

We’re delighted to have completed the sale of Base Quantum to SOCOTEC UK. Base...

May 9, 2022

Wakelyn: more on CGT enhancement expenditure

Capital Gains Tax cases seem to come along like buses.  Hot on the heels...

May 9, 2022

Cashflow and forecasting: the most important job you will do

One of the biggest myths about running your own business is that it is...

April 29, 2022

CGT: the cost of cost confusion

When you sell or otherwise dispose of a chargeable asset, Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’)...

April 19, 2022

Settlement opportunity for remuneration trusts

HMRC have announced a new ‘settlement opportunity’ for tax avoidance arrangements involving certain ‘Remuneration...

April 13, 2022

Who to blame when tax schemes go wrong?

When a tax avoidance scheme doesn’t work, who can you blame?  The designer? The...

April 11, 2022

HMRC and MSCs

It is reported in the Financial Times and elsewhere that HMRC have recently issued...

April 1, 2022

BKL welcomes FSPG with merger

We’re pleased to announce that FSPG Chartered Accountants have merged with BKL. FSPG, also...

March 23, 2022

Clarity, Forecasts, Opinions: how a fractional CFO can help you grow

Outsourcing the finance function of a growing business has many clear benefits. If your...

March 22, 2022

What’s a spouse? Trust deed terminology

Generally, where spouses are afforded special treatment (whether favourable or unfavourable) by tax law,...