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 7, 2022
Rich Mrs Sunak: Poor Mr Sunak?
You don’t get to choose your parents; nor where you are born. And, since...
March 24, 2022
More a whisper than a (Spring) statement
We hope you weren’t holding your breath for a Big Announcement in Mr Sunak’s...
March 23, 2022
Spring Statement 2022 in detail
Exactly two years since the first UK lockdown was announced, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
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,...
March 21, 2022
Accounting for Crypto
BKL partner and cryptocurrency accounting specialist Jon Wedge has contributed to Accounting Technician Magazine’s...
March 17, 2022
SDLT: ‘Garden or grounds’ means what it says
The rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) are generally higher for ‘residential’ property...
March 17, 2022
Outsourcing: myths versus benefits
‘Outside resourcing’, as it was once known, now has a shorter and much more...
March 14, 2022
A Basic question: more on status issues
Basic Broadcasting Ltd v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 48(TC) is another case about the employment...
March 10, 2022
CRYPTO60000: ‘DeFi’nitive guidance from HMRC?
Writing for Tax Journal, Sam Inkersole discusses HMRC’s interpretation on the application of the...