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What’s a spouse? Trust deed terminology

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

Accounting for Crypto

BKL partner and cryptocurrency accounting specialist Jon Wedge has contributed to Accounting Technician Magazine’s...

SDLT: ‘Garden or grounds’ means what it says

The rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) are generally higher for ‘residential’ property...

Outsourcing: myths versus benefits

‘Outside resourcing’, as it was once known, now has a shorter and much more...

A Basic question: more on status issues

Basic Broadcasting Ltd v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 48(TC) is another case about the employment...

CRYPTO60000: ‘DeFi’nitive guidance from HMRC?

Writing for Tax Journal, Sam Inkersole discusses HMRC’s interpretation on the application of the...

Company share buyback: change on deferred completion

A ‘company purchase of own shares’ can be a tax-effective way for a shareholder...

Take care: planning for care home fees

Having exhausted the scope for claims for mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance, the telemarketing industry...

Taxation Readers’ Forum: Pension dilemma

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

Rawlings: Swiss property and CGT confusion

Rawlings [2022] UKFTT 00032 (TC) is a case involving computation of a capital gain...

Beyond our wildest imagination: Wildin v HMRC

When we report on a decision of the Tribunal or the Court it is...

World of workers: what to think about when hiring overseas talent

Has your business been feeling the ‘talent crunch’? Competition for the best people is...