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HMRC to review long-standing Partial Exemption Special Methods: what businesses need to know

In November 2025, HMRC revealed that VAT partial exemption special methods (PESMs) that are ten years or older will be subject to review.

Express Brands misses the boat on VAT claim, court rules

In the recent case of Express Brands, the appellant (EB) paid UK VAT incorrectly...

CASS 15: Preparing for the new financial services rules – watch our video

Summarising the new CASS 15 rules taking effect from May 2026, and how payments firms and e-money firms should get ready.

Client account interest: VAT risk to law firms

HMRC may target law firms who are not considering the interest they may earn on client accounts when calculating their recoverable input VAT.

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Inheritance tax, pension withdrawal and gift

Inheritance tax implications of a husband's pension withdrawal and gift to his wife, followed by a gift from his wife to their adult daughter.

Enterprise incentives: changes in Autumn Budget 2025 – watch our video

Autumn Budget 2025 included a package of tax changes aimed at supporting investors and...

Autumn Budget 2025 and VAT: charities finally allowed to open their Christmas gifts

Imagine tossing away a perfectly good umbrella during a downpour, while someone nearby is...

Revised UK VAT grouping rules: could your group be owed a VAT repayment?

If your business is VAT grouped in the UK but has an EU establishment, you could be owed millions in repayments of overpaid VAT.

Pensions salary sacrifice: changes from 2029 – watch our video

Major pension reforms around salary sacrifice, announced in the Autumn Budget 2025, will have...

Autumn Budget 2025 Analysis

The Autumn Budget 2025 introduces a range of tax increases and policy changes, with...

Wine, watches and wishful thinking: UK tax mitigation myths

The facts about tax strategies you may be considering – including leaving the UK, settling trusts, and stockpiling wine and watches.

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Inheritance tax and normal expenditure out of income

Writing for Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum, BKL private client tax specialist Terry Jordan answers...