November 8, 2019
Beware boutiques bearing gifts: property, stamp duty and treading with care
If you’ve made a property purchase, you may then have been contacted by a...
November 6, 2019
Review of loan charge deferred
In September the Government commissioned Sir Amyas Morse to carry out an independent review...
November 1, 2019
Voluntary donations of IHT
When a life insurance policy pays out, the default position is that the value...
October 24, 2019
Home VAT home: VAT costs on home ownership and renting
Buying, owning or renting a home gives you a lot to think about, especially...
October 23, 2019
The hanging haystacks of Babylon: is this a business for VAT purposes?
Babylon Farm Limited (“Babylon”) submitted an appeal against HMRC’s decision to disallow VAT recovery....
October 22, 2019
Personally owned business assets: halfway to BPR
One of the most valuable reliefs from Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is Business Property Relief...
October 18, 2019
Child Benefit pension benefits
Child Benefit has been around since the 1970s. It got complicated when the High...
October 17, 2019
Paying employees in cryptocurrency is risky for workers
Some companies around the world are offering to pay their employees in cryptocurrencies, a...
October 17, 2019
Church construction and VAT: annexe or extension?
Immanuel Church undertook building work and claimed that this qualified as an annexe rather...
October 4, 2019
Pension freedoms: staying up to date
Following the admission by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that the introduction of pension...
October 3, 2019
A Fortnight in Fintech: Bitcoin, banks, Libra and LendIt
Where finance meets technology, interesting things continue to happen. We’re pleased to report that...
September 26, 2019
Careers at BKL: Bilshan’s story
Bilshan Mensah joined us in 2018 as an AAT Level 3 Apprentice with support...